Category Archives: Water Law

The Environmental Appeal Board confirms Alberta Environment’s decision to reject the application of municipality to obtain additional water from a well

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

Case considered: Municipality of Crowsnest Pass v. Director, Southern Region, Environmental Management, Alberta Environment (23 December 2009), Appeal No. 08-016-R (A.E.A.B.). PDF version:   The Environmental Appeal Board confirms Alberta Environment’s decision to reject the application of municipality to obtain additional water … Continue reading →

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The protection of potable ground water through a purposive or objective approach to regulation

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Nigel Bankes

Case Considered: ERCB Decision 2009-029, CCS Corporation, Section 40 Review and Variance of Application No. 1515213, Class 1b Waste Disposal Scheme, Well 00/09-01-048-14W5M, Brazeau River, March 24, 2009 PDF version: The protection of potable ground water through a purposive or objective … Continue reading →

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Water management planning and the Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Nigel Bankes

Cases Considered: Tsuu T’ina First Nation v. Alberta, 2008 ABQB 547 PDF Version: Water management planning and the Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate *Thanks to Christina Smith and Monique Passelac-Ross for comments on an earlier draft. Alberta’s new Water … Continue reading →

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Andriet v. County of Strathcona No. 20: Court of Appeal Conjures a Creative Accretion Approach

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Arlene Kwasniak

Cases Considered: Andriet v. County of Strathcona No. 20, 2008 ABCA 27 PDF Version: Andriet v. County of Strathcona No. 20: Court of Appeal Conjures a Creative Accretion Approach In this important reserved judgment, the Alberta Court of Appeal applied … Continue reading →

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