Slave River Provisions Sample Clauses

Slave River Provisions. Where-as: a) Determination of the Available Water Supply on the Slave River requires assessment of the needs for the Ecological Integrity of the Aquatic Ecosystem; b) Determination of the needs for the Ecological Integrity of the Aquatic Ecosystem can only be determined through a long term program of study as agreed to by the Parties; c) At the time of signing this Agreement, sufficient information was not available to determine Available Water Supply for the Slave River; d) Current water consumption by the Parties on the Slave River is low, and forecasted demand remains low for the foreseeable future; Therefore, for the Slave River: e) The Parties will establish and implement classification, monitoring, and Learning Plans for the Slave River in accordance with the RIM approach and Appendix D, H, and I; f) The Parties agree to defer the determination of the Available Water Supply of the Slave River and determination of each Party’s share of the Available Water Supply as per the terms in g); g) The Parties agree that if Alberta’s consumption reaches 2.0 billion cubic meters per year or if at any time, more than 50% of the consumption in Alberta is in the form of interbasin transfers, the Parties will review and agree on next steps, which may include either agreeing to a further deferral, or proceeding with the determination of the needs for the Ecological Integrity of the Aquatic Ecosystem of the Slave River and each Party’s share of the Available Water Supply.