wongrs Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Really sorry about the late notice on this! The comment period ends September 21. A proposal before Alberta Environment would give the largest water license holder in all of southern Alberta the role of water broker. The Eastern Irrigation District located in southern Alberta has asked Alberta Environment for an amendment to its water allocation originally granted in 1903. If the irrigation district gets this amendment, it could negatively affect river flows in the lower Bow than they already do. If anyone fishes on this lower Bow stretch, they should file a statement of concern with respect to this matter. But for the hundreds of others that fish the blue-ribbon stretch, there are still ramifications. If this amendment is granted, it will pave the way for other amendments. Once the water is on the open market, it will be very difficult to ensure water flows remain as they are today. The system in place, while not perfect, at least allows the public to engage when there are proposed transfers of water. If a proposed transfer threatens the blue ribbon stretch, at least they would have the opportunity to comment, intervene, and affect the final outcome. Here, I think it would be more difficult. If you can help spread the word about this, that would be great. The comment period is Sept. 21. Trout Unlimited Canada has also issued a call encouraging anglers to comment on this amendment. This has impacts on the Western Irrigation District as well which affects water flows from the WHD weir down. For more info, please view these links: http://www.bowriverkeeper.org/node/176 http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/Regions/Bo...files/5341.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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