The newly released report says lands drained by the South Saskatchewan River will face more pressure on their water supplies as the province’s population grows and climate change continues to bite
Alberta ’s irrigation district managers are proposing a $5-billion plan for water storage and conservation in the province’s south as the region faces increasingly tight supplies of the vital resource.It says lands drained by the South Saskatchewan River will face more pressure on their water supplies as the province’s population grows and climate change continues to bite.
Association director Margo Redelback says the region will probably still have enough water in years to come. But she says it will probably come at different times of the year, or will drain away as runoff instead being released slowly by melting glaciers or snow. Her group is proposing eight water storage projects or improvements to even out that availability, as well as new wetlands to absorb water flowing through.
Ms. Redelback acknowledges the projects will have to be managed carefully to keep enough water in rivers and streams for environmental needs.Thin snowpack in mountains of Alberta, B.C. forcing farmers to manage operations carefully this yearThe world’s largest deep lake water cooling project just got biggerCreate free account
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