Alberta needs to take bold steps to revise its water rights system if it is to address the challenge of a shrinking water supply in the face growing demands across the province, according to a new report. In a press conference at the Calgary Area Outdoor Council  this morning, Ecojustice and Water Matters released the report, Share the Water, that proposes changes to Alberta’s hundred-year-old water laws and calls on the provincial government to adopt a more equitable and responsible approach to water allocation.

“The current water allocation system in Alberta was designed in a time of water abundance and limited users,” says Ecojustice lawyer Barry Robinson “It does not reflect the modern realities of water use, population growth and climate change in the 21^st century.”

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