The Alberta WaterPortal has developed a series of ten videos concerning water management on the Bow River. The videos include information about the history of the area, how the irrigation districts were formed and how they function now and into the future.
The videos are:
Episode 1: The Bow River
The expanse of the Bow River and its uses by cities, agriculture and for power generation. Water is the lifeblood of southern Alberta and the Bow River is critical to the health of the Region.
Episode 2: Settlers Wanted, Just Add Water
The history of irrigation on the Bow, from its 1869 beginnings as a way to settle the west, to the present day modern and sophisticated system.
Episode 3: Eastern Irrigation District
How the Eastern Irrigation District became the largest private landowner in Alberta and created new opportunities for the rural economy to expand.
Episode 4: Western Irrigation District
How urban Albertans in Calgary interact with agriculture through the Western Irrigation District.
Episode 5: Bow River Irrigation District
How the Bow River Irrigation District conserves water to create more agricultural and recreational opportunities and how irrigation created a sugar industry in the province.
Episode 6: Water Management
Why the same amount of water in the Bow River does way more than it used to -- and will do even more in the future.
Episode 7: Irrigation and Food
Proof that fresh food for urban and rural residents alike does not come on a truck from California.
Episode 8: Irrigation and Ecology
Stewardship protects and enhances the ecology of southern Alberta.
Episode 9: Irrigation and Recreation
Why (and how) Bow River irrigators are in the recreation business.
Episode 10: Future of Irrigation on the Bow River
That there is enough water in the Bow for all its present users, and that irrigation, required to feed the population, will continue as long as the river runs.
