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Accessing water for household purposes in Alberta : municipal, water co-operatives and private systems

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The Water Act protects water being used for household purposes by providing a statutory right for household purposes and giving it top priority over all other uses of water. This fact sheet covers... More ≫

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The Water Act protects water being used for household purposes by providing a statutory right for household purposes and giving it top priority over all other uses of water. This fact sheet covers the three ways households may receive water including a municipal source, a water co-operative, or a private system.

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Alberta’s water priority system : tools for water licence holders

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This information sheet explains Alberta's water priority system, which is based on seniority. This "first in time, first in right" (FITFIR) system has been a key principle of granting and... More ≫

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This information sheet explains Alberta's water priority system, which is based on seniority. This "first in time, first in right" (FITFIR) system has been a key principle of granting and administering water allocations in Alberta since 1894.

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Guide to Water Act authorizations required for excavations (dugouts, borrow pits and other types of pits/excavations) [2024]

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This document clarifies authorization and application requirements under the Water Act and the Water (Ministerial) Regulation where excavations into the ground are proposed. Typically, excavations... More ≫

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This document clarifies authorization and application requirements under the Water Act and the Water (Ministerial) Regulation where excavations into the ground are proposed. Typically, excavations into the ground that may trigger Water Act authorizations are dugouts, borrow pits, pits, or other pits/excavations. This guide does not address excavations that may be created for the purpose of drainage, flood control, erosion control, or channel realignment. Also not addressed by this guide is the issue of whether evaporative loss is considered a "diversion of water" under the Water Act.

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Developing water supplies for agricultural use : water licences and approvals under the Water Act

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Alberta’s Water Act requires a licence be obtained before diversion of water takes place. This fact sheet provides a brief overview of requirements for diverting and using water for household... More ≫

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Alberta’s Water Act requires a licence be obtained before diversion of water takes place. This fact sheet provides a brief overview of requirements for diverting and using water for household purposes and for agricultural use.

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Alberta’s Water Act

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The Government of Alberta is responsible for the creation and implementation of policy and legislation to ensure the quality and quantity of our water resources, and to ensure thriving ecosystems... More ≫

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The Government of Alberta is responsible for the creation and implementation of policy and legislation to ensure the quality and quantity of our water resources, and to ensure thriving ecosystems now and in the future.

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Water Act : licences [2024]

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This fact sheet contains information for applying for a licence under the Water Act.

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Water management thresholds : water conservation objectives and instream objectives

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This fact sheet describes water conservation objectives and instream objectives, which are types of water management thresholds. Water management thresholds are guidelines for specific water level... More ≫

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This fact sheet describes water conservation objectives and instream objectives, which are types of water management thresholds. Water management thresholds are guidelines for specific water level requirements that reflect the uses and needs of that unique river to help ensure that all users and the aquatic environment have water.

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Drilling water wells in Alberta

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This two-page fact sheet provides an overview of how the activity of water well drilling is regulated in Alberta.

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Ground source heat exchange systems in Alberta

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Ground source heat exchange systems, or geo-exchange systems, take heat from the ground in winter (for heating) and transfer heat back into the ground in summer (for cooling). This fact sheet... More ≫

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Ground source heat exchange systems, or geo-exchange systems, take heat from the ground in winter (for heating) and transfer heat back into the ground in summer (for cooling). This fact sheet outlines the approvals required and the standards to be met for contractors drilling vertical closed-loop ground source heat exchange wells.

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Alberta wetland replacement options

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Fact sheet on the options for wetland replacement once impacts are approved under the Water Act.

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