St Mary’s Irrigation District – Sustainability Food Index and Recipes

525 40 Street South, Lethbridge T1J 4M1, Alberta, Canada

Are Alberta farmers without irrigation struggling this summer?

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Canada’s Largest Irrigation District

“The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) is Canada’s largest irrigation district delivering water through 2060 km (1280 miles) of canals and pipelines to approximately 150,500 hectares (372,000 acres) of land south of the Oldman and South Saskatchewan Rivers between Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, Alberta.”

https://albertawater.com/st-mary-river-irrigation-district

My Backyard Farm Project memories of St. Mary’s Irrigation District

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Video Series

https://albertawater.com/nexus-video-series/

The Alberta Water Nexus: Energy, Food, and People ~ Alberta WaterPortal

Bow River Water Users _ Alberta WaterPortal

Improving water quality through agricultural innovation ~ Alberta WaterPortal

Complex interconnections between water users in the watershed ~ Alberta WaterPortal

A healthy environment supports all water users ~ Alberta WaterPortal

A growing population will mean growing demand for food, energy and water ~ Alberta WaterPortal

1969 Master Agreement on Apportionment

1969 Master Agreement on Apportionment

The MAA was signed in 1969 by Canada and the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba in recognition of the need to cooperatively share and manage interprovincial waters for the benefit of present and future generations.

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