Legislation
Water Act
The Water Act focuses on managing and protecting Alberta's water, while streamlining administrative processes.
Regulations
- Bow, Oldman and South Saskatchewan river basin water allocation order
- Drinking Water Legislation
- Drinking water quality
- Oldman river basin water allocation order
- Water (ministerial) regulation
- Water (offences and penalties)
Codes of Practice
- Water: Codes of Practice
- Working Agreement: Class "A" Watercourses (click here for fact sheet)
Standards & Guidelines
- Administrative Guide for Approvals to Protect Surface Water Bodies Under the Water Act
- Administrative Guideline for Transferring Water Allocations
- Alberta soil and groundwater remediation guidelines
- Boundary Waters Treaty (1909)
- Compulsory industry monitoring and Alberta's environmental regulatory program
- Guide to Groundwater Authorization
- Guideline for Preparing Agricultural Feasibility Reports for Irrigation Projects
- Provincial wetland restoration/compensation guide
- Surface water quality guidelines for use in Alberta
- Water legislation - Application plans
- Water quality-based effluent limits (Procedures manual)
- Wetland Management in the Settled Area of Alberta - An Interim Policy
Municipal drinking water systems are regulated by Alberta Environment under the following legislation:
- Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
- Potable Water Regulation
- Activities Designation Regulation
- Approvals and Registration Procedure Regulation
- Code of Practice for a Waterworks System Consisting Solely of a Water Distribution System
- Code of Practice for Waterworks Systems Using High Quality Groundwater
- Standards and Guidelines for Municipal Waterworks, Wastewater and Storm Drainage Systems
- Alberta Environmental Appeals Board Regulation
