Open AccessWater Rights in Alberta
Author(s) -
David R. Percy
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr2302
Subject(s) - water resources , natural resource , law , natural resource economics , water use , business , water trading , water resource management , law and economics , environmental science , political science , economics , water conservation , ecology , biology
The author studies the law in Alberta regarding the use of water resources. The right to divert surface water from its course or to detain its natural flow for consumptive or other purposes is discussed. The author contends that the present Alberta Water Resources Act does not develop maximum beneficial use of Alberta's water resources.