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Alberta is taking
action to prepare for
a potential drought
and to find ways to
help maximize the
province’s water
supplies.
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AFTER SEVERAL DRY YEARS, Alberta’s winter
snowpack is well below average, many rivers
are at record low levels and multiple reservoirs
remain well below capacity. El Niño is producing a warm and dry winter across western
Canada and more than 70 per cent of the
country is experiencing drought conditions.
Alberta is at risk of a severe drought in parts
of the province this year.
The six-person advisory committee includes
leaders with experience in agriculture, irrigation, Indigenous, industry, rural and urban
issues. It will act as an independent sounding board to help the government support
communities, farmers and ranchers, and
businesses share, conserve and manage water
during a potential drought. The committee
will give advice directly to Alberta’s minister
of environment and protected areas.
“When it comes to water, we are all in it
together. This committee will provide me with
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ideas and perspectives from leaders across the
province. They’ll share what they are hearing
and seeing and help identify new or better
ways to support families, farms, ranches, and
businesses if we face a severe drought this
year,” said Rebecca Schulz, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas.
Alberta is taking action to prepare for a
potential drought and to find ways to help
maximize the province’s water supplies.
“Drought and water shortages are a deep
concern for our irrigators and agricultural producers. That’s why we have strong representation
on the Water Advisory Committee, so our producers can be assured their interest is represented,” said RJ Sigurdson, Minister of Agriculture
and Irrigation. “The work of this committee will
be essential to maximizing and finding efficiencies that will ensure as much water as possible
is conserved to produce the food that feeds our
families, both here and abroad.”
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