Additional work urged on water management plan (Alberta)

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Dwindling glaciers and projections for climate change point to a drier future for “water poor” Alberta, says Bill Donahue, director of science and policy with Water Matters. “It’s a finite resource and if we don’t operate within the limits of the system, it’s going to hit us hard.”

Alberta urged to “stay the course” on water management plan

Method to measure success is needed, report says

By Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald January 8, 2013

As the province reopens talks on water, a review of Alberta’s water strategy says the government has made progress on the decade-old management plan but more needs to be done to measure its outcomes.

The Water for Life strategy was introduced in 2003 to protect the province’s rivers, lakes and groundwater. It led to the creation of the Alberta Water Council, an arm’s length body that conducts regular reviews of the action plan.

In its latest review, released in late December, the council suggests the province should “stay the course” on the plan.

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