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| | There are 2,930 individual irrigation projects, outside of the 13 irrigation districts, irrigating approximately 310,821 acres in Alberta. These projects vary in size from 1 acre to over several thousand acres of agricultural or horticultural production. Each of these projects is licensed to an individual, a group of producers or to private or public lands (ie - golf courses and parks). The agricultural feasibility of these projects is reviewed by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development and the licensing is regulated by Alberta Environment.
.Notes:
- upper Oldman reach is defined as upstream of the Belly River confluence
- lower Oldman reach is defined as downstream of the Belly River confluence
- 25,000 acres from the Waterton / Belly / St. Mary Rivers category is for the Blood Tribe Agricultural Project
- does not include irrigation licences issued to irrigation districts in southern Alberta
- data are obtained from Alberta Environment
- licence authorization as of January 2009
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Bob Winter.
This document is maintained by Deb Sutton.
This information published to the web on June 2, 2005.
Last Reviewed/Revised on March 29, 2010.
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