Water Conservation Trust of Canada, Calgary, AB

The Water Conservation Trust of Canada is a non-profit and non-governmental organization working to maintain and restore instream water to the river systems of Alberta.

An impetus for the development of the Trust was the Alberta Government closing’s the South Saskatchewan River Basin to new licences in 2006 due to over allocation. These aquatic systems are stressed and are in need of water to maintain instream flow. The Water Conservation Trust uses a variety of tools, including economic instruments, in its work in the Alberta system to maintain, restore, and protect the water of our rivers.