Metro plan impasse leads to water supply issues

The City of Calgary spent $170 million to upgrade its Bearspaw Water Treatment Plant in 2009. Many projects outside of city limits would like to tap into the supply, but a disagreement over the growth plan for the region is preventing it. Photograph by: Ted Jacob , Calgary Herald

Metro plan impasse leads to water supply issues

Rural projects tap distant reservoirs

By Jason Markusoff, Calgary Herald February 18, 2013

CALGARY — Calgary has ample water from its state-of-the-art treatment plants that it’s willing to share with neighbours, provided they agree to a few rules.

But they won’t agree, and they’re looking for water elsewhere in a swath of Alberta with small rivers and a tight water supply.

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