This project will create an operational computer model of the stream flows across the North Saskatchewan River Basin (NSRB). The model will incorporate surface water quantity and quality and available groundwater information. When combined with operational knowledge of the basin, this will create a tool for making data-driven decisions for managing future development and growth.
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PROJECT GOALS
The overall goals of the project are to develop:
- An operational model of the NSRB, including water quantity, water quality and climate change impacts.
- A comprehensive roadmap for development in the NSRB that incorporates climate change projections and municipal and industrial growth strategies and provides a high-level economic assessment for the various mitigations and adaptation strategies identified by the project team.
BENEFITS TO ALBERTA
The project will allow provincial authorities, and other water users, to:
- Identify, understand, and manage water quantity and quality risks.
- Provide an understanding of how much water is available in the basin system currently and how it will be impacted by climate change.
- Provide an opportunity to understand how development in the basin and climate change will continue to impact water quality and allow water users to make more informed decisions to protect the basin.
- Engage local experts in water management to enable sustainable economic development, including energy transformation projects like hydrogen.
- Communicate publicly regarding climate change impacts on water resources.
Project Details
The roadmap and online water management tool will help municipalities, industry, agriculture, the public sector and the general public understand water challenges and opportunities in the region and create awareness of proposed developments that may impact or benefit the basin. Implementation of the Integrated Water Management Plan and ongoing work to update the State of the Watershed Assessment will also be supported by the outcomes of this project.