. Agri-news. Agriculture. December 3,2001 Agricultural water users respond to registration program in record numbers The deadline for traditional agriculture water users to register their use with Alberta Environment is fast approaching. The program is designed to protect traditional agriculture users' rights to water by assigning the registration a priority- number grandfathered' back to the date when the water was first put to use. The deadline to register is December 31, 2001. "Alberta Environment launched the registration program on January 1, 1999 as a part of the new Water Act that
. Agri-news. Agriculture. December 3,2001 Agricultural water users respond to registration program in record numbers The deadline for traditional agriculture water users to register their use with Alberta Environment is fast approaching. The program is designed to protect traditional agriculture users' rights to water by assigning the registration a priority- number grandfathered' back to the date when the water was first put to use. The deadline to register is December 31, 2001. "Alberta Environment launched the registration program on January 1, 1999 as a part of the new Water Act that came into force the same day," says Ernie Hui, Regulatory .Assurance Division, Alberta Environment, Edmonton. "The department has received more than 5,700 applications to date, and is anticipating a minimum of 1,000 to 2,000 additional applications before the registration program's deadline of December 31, ; Under Alberta Environment's program, a traditional agricultural user is defined as those using up to cubic metres of water per year to raise animals or apply pesticides to crops. Users must have been using water for either of these purposes on or before January 1, 1999 in order to be eligible. Environment Minister Lome Taylor is pleased with the response thus far but encourages even more users to register their use before December's deadline. He adds, "If water users opt not to register they are still free to continue using water, but their use is not protected. Registration programs like this one ensure that in times of shortage, registered users are entitled to their annual water allocation before non- registered ; To be considered for registration, an application must be completed and filed with Alberta Environment no later than December 31, 2001. For more information about this program, please call Ernie Hui at (780) 427-9496 (dial 310-0000 for a toll-free connection), or visit Alberta Environment's website at . Govt d on page.
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