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Alberta to do long-term water security study to support population, industry growth
The $400,000 study will examine global water-transfer projects and guide new infrastructure and management plans, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Alberta government announced a $400,000 study to assess long-term water security, looking 100 years ahead to support population and industrial growth. Environment Minister Grant Hunter stated, "Water is the foundation of Alberta's future."
- Despite recent wet conditions in Edmonton, Hunter noted that severe droughts in 2021 and 2023, combined with decades-long closures of southern river basins including the Bow, Oldman, and South Saskatchewan to new water diversion licences, necessitate comprehensive planning.
- The study will evaluate major global water projects like the California aqueduct and China's South-North Water Transfer system, while examining water demands for new industrial facilities including Meta's data centre near Edmonton.
- Research findings will inform a new long-term water management plan and kickstart discussions between the province, local governments, and Indigenous communities to ensure growth is matched with reliable water supplies.
- Expected to be completed next spring, the study must address cross-jurisdictional water-sharing agreements involving Saskatchewan and the United States to secure Alberta's long-term water future.
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Alberta's government to study ability of province's water supply to support population, economic growth
Alberta's government says it's looking to do a study on the long-term security of the province's water supply as it stares down a challenge with a water-rich north and a demand-heavy south.
·Ottawa, Canada
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