Appeals

2012 ABEAB 19                                                                         Appeal Nos. 11-169-172

Appellant – Cypress County, Operator – Cypress County, Location – Cypress County

A Notice of Appeal was received on November 4, 2011 from Cypress County with respect to four September 30, 2011 decisions of Alberta Environment and Water to issue: 

• Water Act Licence No. 00298247-00-00, for the operation of a works and diversion of up to 36,960 cubic metres of water annually at a maximum rate of diversion of 0.056 cubic metres per second from the source of water for municipal purposes from NW 35-012-06-W4M through the works of the City of Medicine Hat and re-diverted at NE 27-012-06-W4M through the Seven Persons Potable Water Gate, for the Hamlet of Seven Persons;

• Water Act Licence No. 00298055-00-00, for the operation of a works and diversion of up to 81,111 cubic metres of water annually at a maximum rate of diversion of 0.009 cubic metres of water per second from the source of water for municipal purposes from NW 35-012-06-W4M through the works of the City of Medicine Hat and re-diverted at NE 11-012-06-W4M through the Southwest Potable Water Gate, for the Hamlet of Dunmore;

• Water Act Licence No. 00298104-00-00, for the operation of a works and diversion of up to 296,667 cubic metres of water annually at a maximum rate of diversion of 0.03 cubic metres per second from the source of water for rural residential purposes from NW 35-012-06-W4M through the works of the City of Medicine Hat and re-diverted at NE 27-012-06-W4M through the Seven Persons Potable Water Gate, for the Westside Water Co-op Ltd.; and

• Water Act Licence No. 00298106-00-00, for the operation of a works and diversion of up to 84,445 cubic metres of water annually at a maximum rate of diversion of 0.046 cubic metres of water per second from the source of water from NW 35-012-06-W4M through the works of the City of Medicine Hat and re-diverted at NE 11-012-06-W4M through the Southwest Potable Water Gate, for a rural community in Cypress County between Medicine Hat and Dunmore.

In consultation with the participants, a mediation meeting was held on February 2, 2012 in Medicine Hat.  As a result of the resolution reached at the mediation and confirmation from the Appellant that all conditions of the resolution had been met, the appeals were withdrawn and the Board closed its file in these matters on June 8, 2012.