This half-day Water Conservation Workshop will explore how water conservation programs and initiatives can achieve water conservation and efficiency goals.

We will introduce the AUMA Conservation Efficiency & Productivity Plan and showcase water management & conservation initiatives being employed in Alberta and across Canada.

·Town of Cochrane: Water Conservation Rate Structure, Community Based Social Marketing, and Land Use Bylaws

·Town of Okotoks: Water Conservation for Sustainability

·City of Calgary: 30% by 30 years for 2033 a Water Efficiency Plan

·Ontario: Water Opportunities Act (Bill 72) and the legislative incentives for water conservation

·Okanagan Water Basin Board: Water Conservation Tools

Participants will also participate in a facilitated development of locally relevant Water Management Toolkits appropriate to short and long-term water management objectives.

Workshop Facilitator: Lisa Maria Fox is an experienced Water Resource Manager with a professional background that includes municipal environmental management and provincial policy development. Lisa is also an active volunteer with the Bow River Basin Council and the Alberta Water Council.

Further Resources

Video Interview: Town of Cochrane Water Resources

Brandes, O., & Brooks, D. (2007). The Soft Path in a Nutshell (Revised). Victoria BC: The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria with Friends of the Earth Canada.
Federation of Canadian Municipalities InfraGuide.
Ontario Water Works Association. (1999). Water Efficiency: A Guidebook for Small & Medium-sized Municipalities in Canada.
Vickers, A. (2002). Handbook of Water Use and Conservation. USA: Waterplow Press.
White, S. (1998). Wise Water Management: a Demand Management Manual for Water Utilities. Sydney: NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation.
Planning Documents and Case Studies:
Brandes, O., Maas, T., Mjolsness A., & Reynolds, E. (2007). New Path to Water Sustainability for the Town of Oliver, BC - Soft Path Case Study. POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria.
California Department of Water Resources. Examples of Complete Urban Water Management Plans.
Furlong, K., C. Cook & K. Bakker (2008). Good Governance for Water Conservation: A Primer. Vancouver, BC: UBC Program on Water Governance & Infrastructure Canada.
Gardner, J. & Furlong, K. (2008). Workshop Report: Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management in Canada Workshop held May 5th, 2008 at the Peter Wall Institute, UBC. Vancouver, BC: Program on Water Governance and Infrastructure Canada.
Ontario Ministry of Environment. (June 2005). Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Technical Paper #11: Water Conservation Plans.

Community Based Social Marketing - Doug McKenzie Mohr