Water Use Information Roundtable – November 25, 2010 – Ottawa, Ontario
In the report Changing Currents: Water Sustainability and the Future of Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors, the NRTEE identified shortcomings in our knowledge of water use by the natural resource sectors as a key challenge in sustainably managing the resource.
Therefore, this meeting was intended to:
- To help the NRTEE understand how water use information in Canada could be improved to sustainably, effectively, and efficiently manage water
- Provide us with information that will enable us to make recommendations to governments in our next report (Fall 2011)
- Enable information sharing amongst practitioners
Questions:
- What are the challenges or barriers to filling data gaps, improving data accuracy, and integrating water use information across regional boundaries?
- What is the value of more accurate, accessible, integrated water use information to: 1) water management and policy development, 2) the natural resource sectors?
- What is needed to make water use information useful across different scales and sectors in order to inform management, policy, and allocation decisions now and into the future?
- How could the federal government, provincial/territorial governments, watershed authority/groups, and/or industry improve the state of water information in Canada collectively or individually?
Agenda
| 9:00 – 9:05 | NRTEE Welcome, housekeeping, and agenda overview | Jill Baker,
NRTEE |
| 9:05 – 9:10 | Welcome | Robert Slater, NRTEE Vice‐Chair |
| 9:10 – 9:25 | Roundtable introductions
(name, affiliation, and ‘what I expect to bring to this meeting’) |
Roundtable |
| 9:25‐9:35 | Presentation: Purpose of the meeting and expectations for the day, discussion paper takeaway messages. | Katherine Balpataky, NRTEE |
| 9:35 – 10:45 | Discussion: What are the challenges/barriers to filling data gaps, improving data accuracy, and integrating water use information across regional boundaries? | Issue Analysis |
| 10:55 – 11:35 | Discussion: What is the value of more accurate, accessible, integrated water use information to: 1) water management and policy development, and 2) the natural resource sectors? | Gallery walk discussion |
| 11:35 – 12:00 | Presentation: Statistics Canada’s National Water Accounting
|
François Soulard, Statistics Canada |
| 12:45 – 1:45 | Discussion: What is needed to make water use information useful across different scales and sectors in order to inform management, policy, and allocation decisions now and into the future? | Brainstorm and identify themes |
| 1:55 – 2:15 | Presentation: Water Use Information as a Measure of Water Security
|
Gemma Dunn, University of British Columbia |
| 2:15 – 2:35 |
Presentation: Water Use in Southern Alberta: Metering, Reporting and Managing
|
Dave McGee, Alberta Environment |
| 2:35 – 2:55 | Presentation: Ontario’s Water Budgets for Source Water Protection
|
Scott Bates, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
| 3:10 – 4:10 | Discussion: How could the federal government, provincial/territorial governments, watershed authority/groups, and/or industry improve the state of water information in Canada collectively or individually? | Roundtable |
| 4:10 – 4:15 | Closing remarks | Jill Baker, NRTEE |
Participants
Dr. Abdel-Zaher Kamal Abdel-Razek
Water Resources Management Division, Department of Environment & Conservation
Government of Newfoundland
Kristina Anderson
Head of Groundwater Licensing
Regulatory and Operational Services
Manitoba Water Stewardship
Jill Baker
Senior Policy Advisor
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
Katherine Balpataky
Policy Advisor
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
Scott Bates
Water Budget Program Analyst
Land and Water Services Section
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Richard Blanchette (by Webinar)
Conseiller en politiques et programmes
Direction des politiques de l’eau
Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs Québec
Ian D. Campbell
Director, Integrated Natural Resources
Integrated Natural Resources Division
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Paul Craven (by Webinar)
Relations, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
Government of British Columbia
Annie Daigle
Water Resource Specialist
Environmental Evaluation and Reporting
Department of Environment
Government of New Brunswick
Lindsay de Leeuw
Project Manager
Council of the Federation Secretariat
John Drage (by Webinar)
Hydrogeologist & Acting Manager
Water & Wastewater Branch
Nova Scotia Environment
René Drolet
Director, Policy & Research
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
Gemma Dunn
Research Associate and Policy Outreach Coordinator
Program on Water Governance
University of British Columbia
Denise Edwards
Administrative Assistant
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
Susan Farquharson (by Webinar)
Executive Director
Canadian Rivers Institute
Katherine Furlong
Professor, Department of Geography
University of Montreal
Jim Gerhart
Acting Vice President, Operating Division
Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
Holly Goulding (by Webinar)
Water Adaptation Analyst, Water Resources Branch
Environment Yukon
Heather Jirousek (by Webinar)
Program Advisor
Water Resources Branch
Environment Yukon
Dave Kiely
Manager, National Water Supply Expansion Program,
Water Innovation and Adaptation Unit
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ann Martin
Director, Data Dissemination Division
GeoConnections
Natural Resources Canada
Lindsay McDonough (by Webinar)
Senior Policy Analyst, Intergovernmental & External Relations
BC Ministry of Environment
Dave McGee
Senior Water Policy and Implementation Manager
Approvals
Alberta Environment
Caryn Perry (by Webinar)
Data Analyst, Water Resources Information Program,
Information Resources Division
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Dave Sawyer
Principal
EnviroEconomics Inc.
Robert Slater
NRTEE Member, Vice-Chair, NRTEE
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
François Soulard
Chief, Research and Development Section,
Environmental Accounts and Statistics Division
Statistics Canada
Michel Villeneuve
Manager, Sustainable Water Management
Public and Resources Sectors, Environment Stewardship Branch
Environment Canada
Jennifer Vincent
Senior Policy Analyst
Policy Development, Strategic Policy Directorate
Environment Canada
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