Objective 1: Sustainable
Watershed Governance
Objective 2: Groundwater
Conservation
Objective 3: Transboundary
Water Security
Other helpful
related links
Sustainable Watershed Governance
Taking
water from the Great Lakes
This citizen's guide to the policies, rules, and procedures that protect
Ontario's waterways provides a step-by-step guide to water-takings and
diversions in Ontario. It helps readers comment on new water-takings,
improve existing permits, and hold people and corporations accountable
for taking water without proper permits. It is the first Clean Water
Primer by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper.
An
Introduction to Canadian Environmental Law and Tools
This Clean Water Primer was prepared by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper specifically
for use in its Clean Water Workshop. It provides a brief introduction
to environmental laws and tools, and is a handy reference for anyone
working on a number of environmental issues in Canada.
An Impending Water
Crisis in Canada's Western Prairie Provinces
This paper by D. W. Schindler and W.F. Donahue was published in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).
Running
out of Steam? Water Use in the Athabasca River Watershed: Science and
Market Based Solutions
This report from the University of Alberta focuses on oil sands development
in Alberta and the impact of water use in the Athabasca River watershed.
David Schindler summarizes the ecological threats to the river and Vic
Adamowicz outlines economic instrument and solutions available to support
more sustainable development.
Protecting
Water, Producing Gas
This report by the Pembina Institute considers the impact of coalbed
methane and other natural gas production on Alberta's groundwater and
provides detailed recommendations for how to minimize the impact.
Thinking
Beyond Pipes and Pumps: Top Ten Ways Communities Can Save Water and
Money
This publication by the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance provides
a top ten list on how communities can save both water and money. This
document provides practical solutions for applying demand management
and soft path ideals.
Urban
Water Soft Path 'Back of the Envelope' Backcasting Framework
This report completed by the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
provides a backcasting framework to be used in water soft path applications.
It provides an analysis of water saving scenarios.
Green
Buildings Guide
This guide by West Coast Environmental Law provides an analysis of tools
for communities to promote site sustainability in green buildings.
Green
Infrastructure Guide
This guide by West Coast Environmental Law provides an analysis of issues
and opportunities faced by municipalities in implementing green infrastructure.
It also provides success stories of green infrastructure implementation.
Real
and Virtual Water and Water Footprints: A Comparison between the Lower
Fraser Valley and the Okanagan Basin.
This final report by Hans Schreier of the Institute for Resources, Environment
and Sustainability for the Foundation was the result of research conducted
on virtual water in agricultural production of two key sites in British
Columbia.
Critical
Analysis of Agrivision's Water Wealth: A Fifty year water Development
Plan for Saskatchewan
This report is a critique by Saskatchewan Environmental Society of Saskatchewan
Agrivision Corporation's report Water Wealth: A Fifty Year Water Development
Plan for Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan
Citizens' Statement of Expectations on Water Protection and Governance
This report is the culmination of consultation with Saskatchewan citizens
and organizations on a Statement of Expectations developed by Saskatchewan
Environmental society.
Report on
Science - Policy Futures workshop
This is the report of a workshop held May 2006, hosted by McMaster University’s
Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy.
Developing
Terms of Reference for a Canada Water Council: Elements and Considerations
This background paper was prepared by Stephanie Cairns for the Foundation
for a March 2004 meeting to discuss the development of a national water
council.
Troubled
Waters, Troubling Trends: Full Report
This publication on the need to reduce the oil industry's use of water
in Alberta was released by the Pembina Institute in May 2006. The summary
report is available here.
Who's
Minding the Water in Southern Alberta
This brief Law Now article was written by Michael Wenig for Canadian
Institute of Resources Law.
Making
sense of new terms
This brief Law Now article by CIRL's Michael Wenig considers Alberta's
new "strategic systems" approach to environmental management
in the context of implementing the province's "Water for Life"
strategy.
A
Citizen's Primer to Protect the Great Lakes and the St-Lawrence River
This guide was produced by Sierra Club of Canada to assist public comment
on the Great Lakes Charter Annex Agreements.
The
Soft Path for Water in a Nutshell
This practical guide was produced by Friends of the Earth Canada and
the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance to illustrate how soft path
planning for fresh water differs fundamentally from conventional, supply-focussed
water management.
At
a Watershed: Ecological Governance and Sustainable Water Management
in Canada
Building on a series of reports on urban water demand management in
Canada, this report by the POLIS Project for Ecological Governance goes
beyond the urban environment, addressing specific issues of governance.
In particular, it seeks to create an 'enabling' environment within which
the action plans and recommendations presented in previous reports can
be made fully operational.
Balancing
Act: Water Conservation and Economic Growth
This report by Karen Wilkie of the Canada West Foundation was published
January 2005. Based on stakeholder sessions in Alberta, it discusses
a variety of water conservation policy options for the province.
Controlling
Our Thirst: Managing Water Demands and Allocations in Canada
This background paper presents a "evaluation, diagnosis and prescription"
for water management in Canada. It was prepared for the Foundation for
presentation at the Canadian Science Writers' Association June 2004
conference.
Drop
by Drop: Urban Water Conservation Practices in Western Canada
This report by Canada West Foundation examines municipal water conservation
policy in six large western cities and identifies a number of barriers
to effective urban water conservation policy.
The
Future in Every Drop: The Benefits, Barriers and Practice of Urban Water
Demand Management in Canada
This report by the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance describes
why a comprehensive, long-term, and integrated approach to demand management
is necessary and how such an approach can be undertaken.
Flushing
the Future? Examining Urban Water Use in Canada
This report by the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance surveys water
use by 20 Canadian cities and highlights problems of limited water supply
and the need to manage demand.
On
Tap: Urban water issues in Canada
This discussion paper by Canada West Foundation provided the foundation
for a multi-year research and public consultation initiative focused
on identifying the policy challenges faced by western Canada’s
largest cities, and best practices in resolving such policy challenges.
Regional
Water Works: Sharing Urban Water Resources
An in-depth look at six large western cities to evaluate the current
state of, and potential for, sharing urban water services. In it, Canada
West Foundation proposes a number of recommendations for increasing
the amount and effectiveness of regional cooperation in water services.
Unnatural Law:
Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law and Policy
This book by David Boyd, environmental lawyer and Senior Associate of
the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, provides an examination,
diagnosis and prescription for Canada to “become a global leader
in the quest for a sustainable future”. The web site also provides
useful links and recent articles by Boyd.
What
the Experts Think: Understanding Urban Water Demand Management in Canada
This report by the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance identifies
barriers to widespread adoption of DSM measures, and provides some recommendations
for addressing them.
Canada's
Fresh Water Resources: Toward a National Strategy for Fresh Water Management
Discussion paper prepared for the 'Water and the Future of Life on Earth'
Workshop and Think Tank co-hosted in 2002 by Continuing Studies in Science,
Simon Fraser University and Liu Centre for the Study of Global Issues,
University of British Columbia.
Groundwater
Extraction and Ecosystem Protection in Canada: Permitting, Planning
and Collaboration (Final Report, 2007)
This is the summary of the second workshop hosted by the Foundation
with the Program on Water Governance at the University of British Columbia,
May 2007.
G.
Galloway and R. Pentland (2003), Managing Groundwater Resources in the
Great Lakes Basin: Securing Our Future
The document was designed to enumerate the key technical findings and
policy matters that are at play in the Great Lakes Basin today, and
to serve as background material for a bilateral debate/discussion on
forthcoming reforms to Canada/United States Great Lakes water policy
agreements.
Review
of Groundwater-Salmon Interactions in British Columbia
This report was written by the Watershed Watch Salmon Society. It reviews
the importance of groundwater quality for salmon health and survival.
Meeting
Report: Workshop on Provincial Groundwater Permitting Systems in Canada
This is a summary of a January 2006 workshop co-hosted by the Foundation
and the Munk Centre for International Studies to bring together regulators,
NGOs and others to discuss groundwater permitting systems across Canada.
Buried Treasure:
Groundwater Permitting and Pricing in Canada
A comprehensive study of the framework for groundwater permitting and
pricing in Canada published by the Gordon Foundation.
Legal
Diversions or Legal Solutions: The DRAFT Annex 2001 Agreements and the
Future of the Great Lakes Basin
Workshop Agenda and Backgrounder for a bilateral workshop hosted by
Chicago-Kent College of Law and the Munk Centre for International Studies.
Transboundary
Groundwater Governance: An annotated bibliography
Emma Norman and Karen Bakker explain the key stakeholders in Canada
and the US and provide brief summaries of key references.
Drivers
and barriers of cooperation in transboundary water governance
This report, based on extensive interviews of Canadian and US professionals,
highlights case studies from Western Canada and the United States and
considers the problem of 'scalar mismatch' encountered because issues
often arise locally yet resolution mechanisms usually operate at the
national level. It was prepared by UBC professor Karen Bakker and Emma
Norman.
Bridge
over troubled waters: Canadian Law on Aboriginal and Treaty "Water"
Rights and the Great Lakes Annex
This legal analysis was prepared by Kate Kempton (Olthuis Kleer Townshend)
on behalf of the Chiefs of Ontario.
Rising
Tensions: Canada/U.S. Cross-Border Water Issues in the 21st Century
Prepared by David Schindler and Adele Hurley for a Centre for Global
Studies conference.
"Decision
Time: Water Diversion Policy in the Great Lakes Basin"
A discussion paper by Ralph Pentland and Jim Olson for a workshop co-hosted
by the Munk Centre for International Studies and Canada Institute, Woodrow
Wilson International Centre for Scholars.
Good
Governance in Restructuring Water Supply
Commissioned by the Program on Water Issues at the Munk Centre and the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), this handbook synthesizes
results drawn from a more extensive report.
Groundwater:
A North American Resource
A discussion paper prepared for the Expert Workshop on Freshwater in
North America by the Program on Water Issues at the Munk Centre (University
of Toronto).
Other helpful links related to Fresh Water Resources Protection
Environment Canada's Fresh Water Website
Mary Griffiths and Dan Woynillowicz (2003) Oil and Troubled Waters: Reducing the impact of the oil and gas industry on Alberta's water resources. Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development.