Integrated watershed management planning is an ongoing process of identifying issues in a watershed, engaging with community members, stakeholders, and experts to determine shared goals, targets, and solutions, and then working together to implement desired changes.
Local Projects
November 2025
East Lincoln Properties has proposed a three-story, 48-unit seniors supportive living complex at 4240 59 St Red Deer.
Feedback from the community is welcome. Please submit your comments to Jay Hallett, Senior Planner: development@reddeer.ca.
The deadline for comments is 4:30 pm, Friday, November 14, 2025.
Larger proposed developments
E3 Lithium’s Clearwater Project will extract lithium from oil and gas brine resources at a commercial facility near Olds in Mountain View County, Alberta.
A final investment decision is expected soon. If approved, construction is anticipated to begin in 2026 with operations producing 36,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate annually by 2028.
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The Municipal District of Acadia (MD of Acadia) and Special Areas Joint Irrigation Project is located approximately 250 km east of Calgary and 100 km north of Medicine Hat, Alberta. This proposed greenfield irrigation project will provide irrigation within the MD of Acadia and Special Areas. The project includes the construction of a new pump station on the Red Deer River.
The MD of Acadia and the Special Areas Board continue to advance the planning on the Joint Irrigation project. The Phase II Report was completed in 2025 and submitted to the project partners for review and analysis. A public version of this report will be released soon.
The MD of Acadia and the Special Areas Board have initiated regulatory approvals for the project, including submitting a water licence application on February 15, 2025, to divert water from the Red Deer River to support the project. The proposed diversion site is near Bindloss Bridge, with a total requested volume of 170 million cubic metres and a maximum diversion rate of 15 cubic metres per second.
Further information can be found at the following project link: https://specialareas.ab.ca/regionalirrigation/
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The Alberta government has announced plans to conduct a feasibility study for a new reservoir on the Red Deer River near Ardley, east of Red Deer.
You can read about the study on Water Canada and in the Red Deer Advocate. The project scope was presented at RDRWA Fall Forum in Delburne on Oct 4, 2024: View Presentation.
Forward questions to epa.ardley@gov.ab.ca.