1 Bow River Sub-Basin Operations. 9650 square miles 400 miles long 1.2 million people The Bow River Basin Alberta Water smart.

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1 Bow River Sub-Basin Operations

9650 square miles 400 miles long 1.2 million people The Bow River Basin Alberta Water smart

Bow River Sub-Basin Gauging Stations

ISSUES SUPPLY AND DEMAND LICENCES LICENCE PRIORTY TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION INSTREAM FLOW OBJECTIVES WATER CONSEVATION OBJECTIVES FISH RULE CURVE ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW NEEDS (Riparian or Minimums (WL, Q)) OPERATING GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES (CB-Headworks, Highwood- LB System) WATER TEMPERATURE AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN (TW & DO)

5 MAJOR WATER USERS TransAlta Utilities City Of Calgary Irrigation Districts - Western - Bow River - Eastern Siksika Nation Little Bow Water Users Recreational

Western Headworks – Calgary Weir - Harvie passage

CARSELAND-BOW RIVER HEADWORKS

10 Little-Bow Canal – High River

HIGHWOOD - LITTLE BOW / WOMEN’S COULEE DIVERSIONS Operational Issues:  Water Quantity  Operating Guide Lines  Water Quality Temperature Dissolved Oxygen  Winter Operations

Input from stake holder TAU projections from Bearspaw Reservoir - City of Calgary Diversions and Release from Glenmore Dam - Western Headworks Diversion – Based on WID demand Women’s Coulee and Little-Bow Canal Diversion – ESRD Carseland-Bow Headworks Diversion – ESRD (Based on BRID demand and reservoir storage in the system) EID Diversion at Bassano Dam – from EID

Alberta River Basins URL: Purpose: Displays near real time water quantity data and provides advisories and warnings for flooding and ice jams This website is undergoing a major overhaul Business Area: ESRD Operations Infrastructure Branch

Alberta River Basins URL: Purpose: Displays near real time water quantity data and provides advisories and warnings for flooding and ice jams

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