Alberta Plans for Possible Major Drought in 2024

Published on February 1, 2024

Amid worries about a major drought in 2024, the province of Alberta has announced its Drought Command Team has been authorized to start negotiations with major water licence holders to set up water-sharing agreements to reduce the impact of a potential drought. In a news release, the province said it is focusing on three watershed systems—the Red Deer River, Bow River, and Old Man River basins. “If a severe drought occurs, these agreements would see major users use less water to help others downstream,” said the news release. Shannon Frank, executive director with the Oldman Watershed Council, said many dryland (not irrigated) farmers and livestock owners were hit hard in 2023....

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