Webinar: Groundwater Basics

JUN 21, 2007

In this webinar Robert George and David McKenna from Alberta Environment present the science of groundwater, and the current state of groundwater information in Alberta. More...

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Webinar: Shared Governance II - Integrating Shared Governance into Water for Life

MAY 17, 2007

In part two of this two-part webinar, University of Calgary professors, Mary-Ellen Tyler and Mike Quinn, and our very own Danielle Droitsch provide a deeper discussion on the topic of shared governance in the watershed context. More...

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Webinar: Shared Governance I - A Regional (watershed) Perspective

MAY 17, 2007

In part one of this two-part webinar, University of Calgary professors, Mary-Ellen Tyler and Mike Quinn, and our very own Danielle Droitsch share their thoughts about shared governance in the watershed context. More...

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Report of the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy to the Ministry of Environment

By ROSENBERG INTERNATIONAL FORUM — FEB 15, 2007

This report comes from a Regional Rosenberg Workshop held at the request of the Minster of Environment. This report provides recommendations as to how Water for Life could be strengthened (strategically and in implementation). The report also examines how ground water management could be strengthened in Alberta. More...

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Video: Bow River, Low Water

AUG 11, 2006

This short video, shot on August 8th & 9th 2006, shows the Bow River below the last major irrigation diversion at Bassano Dam. On August 9th, the river flow in this location was reduced to 9 m3/s. By contrast,the flow in Calgary (above all irrigation diversions) was 82 m3/s, and the average natural flow — the flow we would expect with no dams or diversions — for this time of year at Bassano Dam is 103 m3/s. More...

Nurture, Renew, Protect: A Report on the State of the Bow River Basin

By BOW RIVER BASIN COUNCIL — MAY 1, 2005

This comprehensive report provides up-to-date information on the current state of the Bow (water quality, quantity), and the health of its ecosystem. The report examines the many water uses — hydroelectric generation, irrigation, municipal, etc. — and describes the impacts these uses are having on the river. More...