Greetings!
Welcome to the Alberta Lake Management Society's December 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.
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Alberta Lake Management Society Annual Workshop
The Lake Management Framework Workshop was a great success. Stay tuned to www.alms.ca for updates and links to workshop presentations. |
Notification of Funding Opportunity
Alberta Conservation Association
Grant Eligible Conservation Fund
The ACA is proud to enter into its 13th year of Conservation Funding. This year the Grant Eligible Conservation Fund has been split into two categories Part A: Conservation Support and Enhancement and Part B:
Research.
Up to $500,000 will be available for project funding via the GECF Part A: Conservation Support and Enhancement.
Conservation Support and Enhancement applications will be accepted from January 2 to 29, 2010.
The deadline for Part B: Research applications has now passed.
For the Grant Eligible Conservation Fund Project Submission Guidelines and Application Forms
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Water Council calls for changes to Alberta's water allocation transfer system
The Alberta Water Council says changes are needed - and soon - for Alberta's water allocation transfer system to better address the current dynamics of supply and demand on the province's water supply.
In its report -- Recommendations for Improving Alberta's Water Allocation Transfer System - released November 23, the Alberta Water Council outlines 23 specific recommendations on how Alberta can improve its water allocation transfer system to better respond to seasonal and annual variations in water flow, increased demand on supply caused by community and economic growth, and the impacts of climate change.
The Council's recommendations - all of which are possible under Alberta's current Water Act -- focus on six key areas: protected water; transfer markets; unused water; conservation; administrative process; and data and information.
Gord Edwards, Executive Director of the Alberta Water Council said the Council expects its recommendations will generate further discussion on the issue of water use, adding the Council is pleased its report is part of a process by the Government of Alberta to conduct a more detailed review and consultation on water allocation.
"If we are going to sustain our water supply for generations to come, Albertans need to have an open and frank discussion on how we manage and use water," said Edwards. "As part of that, time is of the essence to ensure Alberta has a water allocation system that will provide sustainable, quality supplies for our communities, our environment, and our continued economic prosperity."
Copies of the report and more information on the Alberta Water Council can be found at www.albertawatercouncil.ca
Established in 2004, the Alberta Water Council is a multi-stakeholder partnership with 24 members from governments, industry, and non-government organizations. Its primary task is to monitor and steward implementation of Alberta's Water for Life strategy and to champion the achievement of the strategy's three outcomes of a safe, secure drinking water supply, healthy aquatic ecosystems, and reliable, quality water supplies for a sustainable economy. |
