Overview

• Alberta contracted WSP Canada to run a multi-year feasibility study on a potential dam and reservoir on the Belly River.
• The review will also assess improvements to the Waterton–St. Mary headworks, including options to enhance canal capacity and water flows between the two reservoirs.
• The proposed reservoir site lies about five kilometres northwest of Mountain View in Cardston County.
• The government has not committed to construction or approvals, and the studies are expected to take several years to complete.
• Irrigation districts that draw from the Belly River, including Magrath, Mountain View, Raymond, St. Mary River, Taber and United, welcomed the study, citing benefits for regional agriculture.