South Saskatchewan River Basin Water Management Plan

Since 2001, the Alberta government has undertaken water management planning throughout the entire South Saskatchewan River Basin watershed. This planning effort has sought to address water quantity issues throughout the basin.

Map courtesy Bow River Basin Council.Bow Riverkeeper has been involved with this planning process since 2004 and has engaged directly to promote responsible water management planning, with an emphasis on realistic water management efforts that contemplate southern Alberta's semi-arid environment, the occurrence of drought, and global climate change impacts.

For more information, please see:

• Our Water Scarcity Fact Sheet;
• Our comments on the draft plan; Appendix A; Appendix B;
• Government of Alberta's Website on the SSRB.