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New Water Licensing System Requires Action from Some License Holders

New online tool requires action from holders of a water license issued prior to November 2021

The Government of Alberta has launched a new tool to help Albertans manage water licences and associated water use information more efficiently, including water use reporting. If you hold a water licence that was issued prior to November 2021, this update requires your action.

The Government of Alberta is moving water licences issued under the Water Act and precedent legislation such as the Water Resources Act to the Digital Regulatory Assurance System (DRAS). DRAS has been accepting applications for Water Act licences and other types of water authorizations such as codes of practice since 2021. However, the records associated with water licences issued prior to 2021 are still housed in a series of older electronic and paper-based systems and need to be moved to the digital platform.

How to Move My Licence is available along with a quick video tutorial that provides step-by-step instructions to move a water licence to DRAS and gain access to improved features and services through this new platform.

For questions on the transfer process, please contact regulatoryassurance.support@gov.ab.ca.

Warren Noga
Policy Advisor
825.319.2285
warren@RMAlberta.com   

Wyatt Skovron
General Manager of Policy & Advocacy
780.955.4096
wyatt@RMAlberta.com