About the 2010 AGM
On the morning of Thursday, May 13, 2010, the ALIDP will hold its 3rd Annual General Meeting and hold elections for four positions on the Board of Directors. This is open to MEMBERS ONLY - lunch will be provided.
Stepping down after completing their two-year terms are President Doug Marter and Treasurer Lyndon Gyurek. Standing for re-election are Vice-President Liliana Bozic and Secretary Bert van Duin. Nominations are accepted up to and including the day of the AGM. Contact Judy Stewart, Nominations Committee Chair, for more information about nominations. You must be a member in good standing to accept a nomination.
Existing Directors Vanessa Higgins, Lesley Kalmakoff and Asad Niazi have one year remaining on their terms.
The work of the committees will be briefly highlighted.
About the afternoon forum
Water Reuse: Theory, Legalities and Practice
In our Lunch 'n' Learns this past winter, Judy Stewart laid the foundation for the understanding of the definition of precipitation in the Alberta Water Act. Now hear another viewpoint from Arlene Kwasniak, LL.M., Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary. Here is a summary of Professor Kwasniak's topic:
It is no secret that southern Alberta, like many other dry climates in the world, suffers from water scarcity. Water scarcity and shortages will become more critical as population increases, and very likely, as climate changes. It also is no secret that we are developing new water management approaches that can help address scarcity by less direct reliance on freshwater sources, such as rivers, lakes, and groundwater. One of the key new management approaches is reusing water that has already been used for some other purpose, such as municipal wastewater, domestic wash-water, (“greywater”). and water produced in the context of oil and gas development (“produced water”). The presentation will first point out some of the many beneficial ways that greywater or produced water may be used. It will give examples from Alberta and other jurisdictions of successful greywater or produced water use projects. It then will focus on legal barriers and opportunities in Alberta for greywater and produced water use. This part of the presentation will discuss the current regulatory framework for use of greywater or produced water, and legal rights to use or reuse. The presentation will end with recommendations for policy change to better facilitate appropriate use of greywater or produced water.
Welcome Ion Irrigation to present some case studies incorporating rainwater harvesting and reuse, and Kerri Robinson, AMEC Earth & Environmental, who will update us on the construction at Currie Barracks in Calgary.
Directors Bert van Duin and Liliana Bozic will briefly review the ALIDP perspective and the Canada-wide context, respectively, if time allows. A panel discussion may be included if appropriate.
Cost
This event is free for members, a minimum $25 donation is suggested for non-members. An RSVP is required for planning, for both members and non-members. RSVP now!
How to get there
This event will take place at the Holiday Inn, 6500 - 67th Street, Red Deer, Alberta. The Holiday Inn serves as the Red Arrow MotorCoach bus stop. Call 1-800-232-1958 to book your Red Arrow ticket. Visit Red Arrow Motorcoach Service online for more information about their service. 