Banner photo: Living Lakes Canada.
OVERVIEW
Multi‑year droughts have heightened the need for reliable water sources, particularly for livestock producers whose creeks, dugouts, and springs have run dry. Through a partnership with Living Lakes Canada, the Oldman Watershed Council (OWC) is supporting the creation of a community‑based groundwater‑monitoring program for the Oldman watershed. The data collected by Living Lakes will provide a missing layer of information to decision makers faced with water allocation choices.
Photo: Living Lakes Canada.
WHAT'S BEING DONE
Drawing on extensive experience from British Columbia’s Columbia watershed, Living Lakes Canada is bringing proven expertise to southwest Alberta at a critical moment: during multi-year drought. Following community consultation, underground mapping technology located potential groundwater sources beneath a community pasture in collaboration with Piikani Nation Land Management. The partnership will install and monitor nine wells, arranged in three clusters across three regions. These wells will substantially expand the watershed’s groundwater data set and complement the thirteen wells already monitored by the Government of Alberta.
SUPPORTERS, FUNDERS, & PARTNERS
Thank you to Living Lakes Canada for leading this vital project and thank you to Piikani Nation Land Management for collaborating.
