URBAN - JUNE 2024 - WATER AVAILABILITY AND GROWTH IN THE

URBAN JUNE 2024 WATER AVAILABILITY AND GROWTH IN THE Annual per capita water license allocation CALGARY METROPOLITAN REGION in the Calgary Metropolitan Region, 2023 400 Water is tightly controlled in southern Alberta. [...] 150 In the Calgary Metropolitan Region (CMR), the majority of licenses are held by the City of 100 Calgary, with small volumes allocated to surrounding towns including Canmore, Cochrane, 50 Diamond Valley, and Okotoks (which is located in another basin). [...] In the CMR, access to water and the inability to easily transfer water between ranging from 10 – 52%, much of which is due to aging infrastructure, Calgary watersheds/basins has resulted in Okotoks restricting additional housing to align with and its neighbours face a trade-off between further population growth and water availability and capacity. [...] It may also lead to discussions on improving regional water management, including water licensing and allocation, in order to Given current water allocations, negotiations between Calgary and reduce the transaction costs of transferring licenses to municipalities. [...] It is critical to understand the interaction between water and urban Further complicating the discussion is the state of infrastructure in place to transport policy.