Water Licences
We found a well capable of producing sufficient water per day as determined by a Q20 test, which measures flow and recovery over a 24-hour period. This well is in a ‘confined aquifer’ and is ‘high-quality groundwater’. Monitoring wells were drilled as per the regulations prescribed by the Water Act. Alberta Environment will determine the frequency of monitoring and reporting of the well as conditions to the license.
Rocky View County staff determined that the water use will be minuscule compared to the volume we have. Couple this with modern fixtures that conserve water and you can see the quantity used will be reduced even further.
Hopefully, the video and 4 articles provided here will give readers a good overview of how and where water is found as well as how it never really leaves the earth. We just borrow it.
A video regarding where Water hides and the cycle of precipitation, evaporation and condensation can be found below. The booklet below the video is about Water Basics. All of the resources on these 4 water tabs are found on the Alberta Environment website and are available for public education.
Focus On Groundwater Basics is published by Alberta Environment and is under Crown Copyright. This material may be freely copied for educational use provided the source is acknowledged.