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Apr
28
2010

Auditor General Looks at the Management of Alberta's Water Supply

Environmental Law Centre

The Environmental Law Centre's Laura Bowman posts a brief on the Auditor General of Albera's recently released review of Alberta Environment's managment of the water supply.

Among other items, the Auditor General concluded in the April 2010 report that one of Alberta Environment’s weaknesses is compliance. It was noted that although there are many known cases of non-compliance with Water Act authorizations, these are not acted upon by approval authorities. The report also noted that without adequate monitoring of activities in the field, Environment cannot assess the level of non-compliance with Water Act authorizations. Read More
Fresh Water
Environmental Law & Policy
Environmental Law Centre
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Apr
27
2010

Interview with Danielle Droitsch

Water Matters
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Prior to her move back to Washington, D.C., Danielle Droitsch was Executive Director of Water Matters and Chair of the AEN Water Caucus. She has recently been named as the Pembina Institute's Director of U.S. Policy. Water Matters asked Danielle to reflect on her time in Alberta.

Read the interview on the Water Matters website.

Read Danielle's farewell remarks from the Alberta Ecotrust AGM.

Fresh Water
Water Matters
News & Announcements
Apr
27
2010

Provincial groundwater policy developments and initiatives: a sneak peek

Water Matters

Carlos Garcia reports on the recent Below Your Watershed — Understanding the Groundwater Connection conference in Medicine Hat.

"You need to understand it to manage it." This was a consistent theme of Below Your Watershed — Understanding the Groundwater Connection, a recent two-day conference held by the South East Alberta Watershed Alliance in Medicine Hat.

Read the full story at the Water Matters website. Read More

Water & Watershed Management
Groundwater
Water Matters
News & Announcements
Apr
27
2010

AWA's Nigel Douglas on protecting Grizzly Bears

Alberta Wilderness Association

The Alberta Wilderness Association's Nigel Douglas recently spoke on Friends of Banff National Park's Park Radio about Sustainable Resource Development Minister Mel Knight's recent comments on grizzly bears and AWA's subsequent letter "Alberta Government Can’t Afford to Protect Grizzly Bears".

Listen to or download the interview. Read More

Wildlife Protection
Alberta Wilderness Association
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