Tailings Plan Review: An Assessment of Oil Sands Company Submissions for Compliance with ERCB Directive 074

By WATER MATTERS AND PEMBINA INSTITUTE — DEC 1, 2009

A comprehensive review of regulatory documents filed with the Alberta government, conducted by the Pembina Institute and Water Matters, found that only two oil sands operations reported they would meet the rules to reduce toxic tailings between 2011 and 2013 (the start date for binding rules to capture and start solidifying liquid tailings).

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Values and Voices: Stewardship Priorities for the Southern Alberta Foothills

By CAROLE STARK (WATER MATTERS), JACQUELINE NELSON AND CHRISTIE MCLAREN — NOV 30, 2011

Values and Voices is the report of the Southern Foothills Community Stewardship Initiative, a public engagement process led by the Pekisko Group and the Chinook Institute for Community Stewardship, to give voice to the values and priorities of local people for maintaining healthy ecosystems and watersheds in southwest Alberta.

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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...

Watered Down: Overcoming Federal Inaction on the Impact of Oil Sands Development to Water Resources

By WATER MATTERS — NOV 23, 2009

Watered Down highlights some of the most compelling testimony from the recent federal hearings by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. From its testimony, Watered Down derives the recommendation that the Government of Canada should live up to its legislative responsibility and substantially increase its role in protecting human health and the environment through the oversight and regulation of the oil sands industry's impact on fresh water resources and aquatic ecosystems.

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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: Groundwater Policy I - Alberta Water Act Regulation and Policy

OCT 11, 2007

In part one of this two-part webinar, Claude Eckert, a groundwater regulation and policy expert with Alberta Environment discusses Alberta's groundwater policies and procedures. In part two, Linda Nowlan, an expert on water governance at University of British Colombia, presents groundwater governance frameworks from other jurisdictions. More...

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Webinar: Groundwater Policy II - Sustainable Groundwater Governance

OCT 11, 2007

In part two of this two-part webinar, Linda Nowlan, an expert on water governance at University of British Colombia, presents groundwater governance frameworks from across the country. In part one, Claude Eckert, a groundwater regulation and policy expert with Alberta Environment discusses Alberta's groundwater policies and procedures. 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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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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Why Water Matters: Annual Report 2009

By WATER MATTERS — MAY 1, 2010

Our Annual Report provides highlights from our work in 2009 and reminds us of the important role we all play in securing the future of Alberta's water.

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