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A recent water main repair prompted an important question: Who is responsible for Diamond Valley’s water system? This article explores the difference between governance and day-to-day operations, helping residents better understand how one of our community’s most important services is managed.
Water Season 2026 Part 6: Who Looks After Diamond Valley’s Water System? Read More »
Part 5 of Water Season 2026 explores how small household choices—from rainwater storage to landscape design—can support long-term water resilience in Diamond Valley.
Water Season 2026- Part 5: Household Water Resilience in Diamond Valley Read More »
Reservoirs provide short-term buffering. Treatment plants operate continuously. Distribution networks maintain access across the community.
Water Season 2026: Building Water Resilience at the Household Level Read More »
Part 3: What This Means for Diamond Valley Water Season 2026 Series- Part 3 As Water Season 2026 unfolds, understanding Alberta’s water licensing framework and irrigation governance helps clarify something important: Our local water story does not operate in isolation. The Sheep River is part of a larger basin. Licensing priority, seasonal variability, and runoff
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Water Season 2026 Series- Part 2 This five-part series explores how Alberta’s water system works and what it means locally: As Water Season 2026 continues, it’s important to look more closely at how irrigation districts operate within Alberta’s licensing framework — and how water transfers and property rights intersect with that structure. This is an
Who Controls Water in Alberta? Understanding Irrigation Districts and Licensing Read More »
Connecting the Dots Between Policy, Physics, and Community This five-part series explores how Alberta’s water system works and what it means locally: Each of these pieces builds on the last, helping us better understand the full water cycle — from watershed to household, and back again. As we move into Water Season 2026, it’s worth
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Intro – The Moment We’re In “Water for the town seems to have been forgotten. Damn the river? Drill more wells? Boil rain water? Move to Okotoks?” That single comment from last week’s discussion summed up the unease many of us feel. In a dry year, when rivers run low and growth pressures keep rising,
Reclaiming Our Water Future: From Panic to Planning Read More »
Climate variability, population growth, and aging infrastructure are converging on a river system that has already experienced profound disruption.
The Watershed Moment: Rethinking the Future of the Sheep River Read More »