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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Dumb question, but if precipitation doesn't have much to do with flows in major basins, what does?
Or have we been screwing up water usage for quite a while now like other parts of Western USA?
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Precipitation does have an effect on surface water flows but we really rely on snowpack levels which so far are really low.
I am not an expert but have been working with Alberta water data for about a year now. I don’t think we are screwing it up. Water is managed by 2 regulators here. AER for energy related licensing and AEP for everyone else. The O&G industry has been better at reporting than other activities from my experience but the irrigation districts probably have some really smart people managing water in their areas. There are a lot of experts in the field working on this here.