The Milk River Watershed Council Canada (MRWCC) is warning users of southern Alberta’s Milk River of a drop in flow due to a “catastrophic failure” the morning of June 17. According to an email sent by Mary Lupwayi, MRWCC program coordinator, the failure occurred at the St Mary siphon over the St Mary River near […] Read more
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Wildlife monitored in Milk River watershed
Glacier FarmMedia – Some people find bats and frogs creepy, but the Milk River Watershed Council Canada wants to examine them through its “Wild Nights” monitoring project. The aim is to understand how many bats and amphibians live in the watershed, in southeastern Alberta, and how they’re distributed. The group is particularly interested in the […] Read more
Alta. vows to tackle water shortages
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says there will be public engagement on how to best manage provincial water supplies as the situation threatens to become worse if moisture levels in southern Alberta don’t improve. “My environment minister (Rebecca Shultz), who is responsible for water, is looking into this (and) is going to be engaging with the […] Read more
Water shortage advisories in Alta.
A cooler spring and below average snowpack have set the stage for slower-than-normal mountain runoff
A cooler than normal spring coupled with a below average mountain snowpack has added to problems across the southern Alberta irrigation network.
