Alternative Water Futures in Alberta

Résumé du livre

Alberta's Minister of Environment and Water Diana McQueen has promised public consultations in 2012 regarding how to reform the province's water allocation system. This is welcome news, as Alberta's current water allocation system is in need of repair, and a public process for changing it offers the potential to move towards innovative, sustainable solutions. Recognizing there is no panacea for Alberta's water challenges, this report provides one resource amongst many to help the Alberta public in engaging in the water allocation review. When determining the optimal water management system for Alberta, we must ask critical questions: Optimal for whom? For how long? At what risk or cost to others? Answering these and similar questions is a policy problem that requires the careful weighing of a range of policy options in light of existing obligations and rights.