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The New Wave  
               - Your monthly water E-news              Edition #11 - August, 2008
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In This Issue
15th Annual ALMS Conference
AWQA Days Photo Contest
2007 Lakewatch Reports
2008 Lakewatch Lakes
August Water Tip of the Month
August Website of the Month
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Greetings!

Welcome to the Alberta Lake Management Society's tenth edition of "The New Wave". We endeavour to keep you up to date monthly with all of our activities and events, as well as water quality news from around the province.
 
Keep updated throughout the month on our 'What's New' page!
The 15th Annual ALMS Conference
 
The topic of this years conference is Air, Land & Water - Leadership in Integrated Environmental Management.  The conference will be held September 18 - 20, 2008 at the Sherwood Park Best Western. Highlights include integrated land use policy and law, environmental management of the Beaver Hills including issues related to the Industrial Heatland, integrated air & water monitoring, climate change in Western Canada and its impact on lakes and water resources, and how communities can make a difference.
 
2008 AWQA DAY Photo Contest

Shoot for AWQA Day, grab your camera and enter to win! Send us your photos that capture Albertans out participating in AWQA Day and you could have one published on the AWQA Day website and win a prize!

Submission Deadline is: September 15th, 2008
 

For more information on AQWA DAY 2008

2007 Lakewatch Reports

The 2007 Lakewatch Reports are now available!


Link:
2007 Lakewatch Reports

2008 Lakewatch Lakes

The Lakes that will be tested in 2008 as part of the Lakewatch Program are:

ALMS Sponsored Lakes 
Clear Lake
Wizard Lake
Lac Sante
Wapasu Lake
Hastings Lake
Pine Lake
Blackfalds Lake
Goose Lake 
Lac la Nonne

Beaver River Watershed Alliance Lakes 
Bear Trap Lake
Crane Lake
Laurier Lake
Marie Lake
Skeleton Lake
Minnie Lake
Amisk Lake
Beaver Lake
Whitefish Lake
Stoney Lake

Park Lakes
Beauvais Lake
Dilberry Lake
Gregg Lake
Gregoire Lake
Jarvis Lake
Long Lake (near Boyle)
Miquelon Lake
Steele (Cross) Lake
Upper Kananaskis Lake 
Lower Kananaskis Lake

For more information on the Lakewatch Program and for participant reviews see: Lakewatch
August Water Tip of the Month 
 
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Check your toilet for leaks. Put one or two drops of food colouring in your tank; if it seeps into your toilet bowl, the rubber flapper is ready for replacement.

Taken from "On the Living Edge" by Sarah Kipp and Clive Callaway
 
August Website of the Month

August's Website of the Month is Realaction.ca

REAL, through LL Green, has been instrumental in developing specific information to help rural residents conserve and protect our water.  The Website is full of information on conserving water outside of your home.

Many Thanks to our Important Partners and Sponsors

 
Sponsors:  Canadian National Sportsmen's Shows, Mountain Equipment Co-op, EPCOR, Shell Canada, TD Friends of the Environment Lakeland Industry and Community Associationthe County of Wainwright,Iron River Ranch, with special thanks to Nephila Graphics, and the Marie Lake Air and Watershed Society.
 
93% of ALMS members, volunteers and supporters appreciate ALMS's sponsors and their contribution to improving water quality in Alberta.
Sincerely, The Alberta Lake Management Society Team