Water management Archives - Environmental Law Centre

23 Feb Species at Risk and Water & Fisheries Management

Posted at 21:35h in Conservation, Constitution, Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Water, Water management by Rebecca Kauffman 0 Comments

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The Environment & The Constitution Series: Species at Risk and Water & Fisheries Management AN ELC REPORT SERIES The ELC is pleased to present a series of reports and webinars in relation...

16 Feb Battleground Environment

Posted at 19:40h in Conservation, Constitution, Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Water, Water management by Rebecca Kauffman 2 Comments

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Battleground Environment Deconstructing Environmental Jurisdiction under the Canadian Constitution BACKGROUNDER TO AN ELC REPORT SERIES The environment and all that it entails does not specifically appear in the Canadian Constitution. Rather, the environment...

25 May Water law and policy: Gaps, opportunities and law reforms (report and webinar)

Posted at 15:07h in Water, Water management, Watershed management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Water law and policy: Gaps, opportunities and law reforms (report and webinar) [su_box title="WEBINAR" style="soft" box_color="#509d31" radius="8"] Join Jason Unger to discuss the report on June 23rd Webinar June 23, noon – 1:30 After...

08 Mar Water Law in Alberta: A Comprehensive Guide

Posted at 22:59h in Water, Water management by Allison Boutillier 1 Comment

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Water Law in Alberta: A Comprehensive Guide In the latest Environmental Law Centre publication, Water Law in Alberta: A Comprehensive Guide, we take a look at the law of water in...

28 Jan Future Flows: maintaining environmental flows through precaution and adaptation

Posted at 17:50h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Fisheries, Water, Water management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Future Flows: maintaining environmental flows through precaution and adaptation The Environmental Law Centre is calling for a rethinking of water law and policy in Alberta. The ELC's report Future Flows: climate...

05 Nov Groundwater sustainability: evolving groundwater policy and regulation for Alberta

Posted at 20:24h in Habitat, Water, Water management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Groundwater sustainability: evolving groundwater policy and regulation for Alberta Groundwater management in Alberta is governed by a wide variety of regulation and policy. Sustainable groundwater management is challenged by isolated reviews...

08 Feb Back to what we once HADD (plus more)

Posted at 22:59h in Environmental Assessment, Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Back to what we once HADD: Fisheries Act Amendments are Introduced Since the 1970s, section 35 of the Fisheries Act operated to protect fish and fish habitat throughout Canada by prohibiting the...

13 Jul Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews

Posted at 16:38h in Climate and Energy, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Water, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews Federal Response to the Environmental Assessment, the National Energy Board, the Navigation Protection Act and Fisheries Act Reviews The Government of Canada is currently reviewing several federal environmental and...

22 Mar Whirling disease and the law: a call for precautionary environmental management on World Water Day

Posted at 17:18h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Nature and Biodiversity, Water, Water management, Watershed management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Whirling disease and the law: a call for precautionary environmental management on World Water Day Invasive species are a huge challenge for our ever shrinking world. Whirling disease being found in the...

26 Nov Government as sole protector of instream flows: let’s expand who we trust

Posted at 18:24h in Public Participation, Water, Water management, Watershed management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Government as sole protector of instream flows: let’s expand who we trust Water Conservation Trust of Canada v Alberta (Environmental Appeals Board), 2015 ABQB 686. In 2010 the Water Conservation Trust of Canada...

15 Apr OWC interviews ELC Counsel Adam Driedzic on Watershed Stewardship

Posted at 15:49h in Land Use, Water management, Watershed management by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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OWC interviews ELC Counsel Adam Driedzic on Watershed Stewardship The Oldman Watershed Council (OWC) interviewed Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel at the Environmental Law Center (ELC), for the film "Oldman Goes to...

14 Apr ELC Counsel Jason Unger on Water Quality in Alberta

Posted at 11:44h in Uncategorized, Water, Water management by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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ELC Counsel Jason Unger on Water Quality in Alberta Panel Discussion In celebration of Canadian Water Day last March 22, 2015, the Strathcona County invited Jason Unger, Staff Counsel at the...