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Short, source-linked reports on Alberta water allocation regulation, published licence transfers, and watershed administration. Evergreen guides and transfer dossiers stay under Practitioner guides and Transfer cases.

• Regulatory update Bill 7 Section 81.1 price disclosure takes effect Alberta's Water Amendment Act came into force on 11 March 2026. Transfer applicants must submit agreements and consideration, including price paid, while publication rules are drafted. July 28, 2026 · Policy
• Municipal transfer Strathmore accepts golf club water licence funding Town council highlighted a $561,000 water capital reserve allocation tied to the Strathmore Golf Club licence. The underlying EPA authorization already carried a 2004 priority into municipal hands. July 28, 2026 · Transfers
• Industrial allocation Heidelberg Materials receives Jumpingpound/Nose Creeks transfer Authorization DAUT0024163 records a permanent allocation transfer to Heidelberg Materials Canada Limited approved 3 September 2025, carrying a 1954 priority of about 407,000 m³ per year. July 27, 2026 · Transfers
• Regulatory update Province removes 10 percent holdback on some transfers In April 2025 Alberta removed the default 10 percent conservation holdback on specified Water Act licence transfers, changing how volume and return-to-watershed outcomes are modelled in closed systems. July 27, 2026 · Policy
• Bow corridor BRID to Cochrane consumptive transfer approved EPA authorization DAUT0020157 records a permanent 750 acre-foot transfer from the Bow River Irrigation District to the Town of Cochrane, approved 7 January 2025. July 26, 2026 · Transfers

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