Alberta Living Water

Overview Two related but distinct storylines intersect around the term "Spartan Delta Corp water well in the Haynes formation." The first involves Spartan Delta's ongoing and contentious use of freshwater from Central Alberta surface and shallow groundwater sources — including monitoring wells around the Leedale area near Rimbey — to supply its rapidly expanding Duvernay fracking program west of the Homeglen-Rimbey-Meadowbrook Leduc Reef Complex. The second is a community-driven investigation by the Gull Lake Watershed Society into the deep Haynes Member of the Paskapoo Formation as an alternative water supply for the declining Gull Lake — independent of Spartan Delta, but set within the same hydrogeological context in which Spartan's water demands are a key stressor. There is no confirmed public record of Spartan Delta Corp. having drilled a dedicated Haynes Formation source well as of March 2026. What is documented is significant AER regulatory activity, voluntary g...

Executive Summary Alberta's soil moisture record shows a province characterized by high natural variability, punctuated by major drought episodes, but with a pronounced drying trend since the early 2000s that has accelerated in the 2020s. Government data from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, the Alberta Climate Information Service (ACIS), and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) consistently document that large portions of the province are now experiencing soil moisture deficits that rank among the worst in the 50-to-65-year instrumental record. The underlying driver is not simply reduced precipitation, but increasing evapotranspiration from rising temperatures—a dynamic that is expected to deepen soil moisture deficits province-wide throughout the 21st century. Primary Data Sources and Monitoring Infrastructure Alberta Climate Information Service (ACIS) The Government of Alberta's primary soil moisture tracking system is the Alberta Climate Information Service (ACIS) , a...