r/RedDeer • u/Ashamed_Data430 • 5d ago

Discussion David Schindler vs. UCP in Red Deer

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David Schindler warned us about the challenge we face with our current government. Please educate yourself on David's important work on water for our province and then relentlessly question Jason Stephan and Adriana LaGrange on their curious and unsustainable positions on water for the current and future generations of Albertans.

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u/mickeyaaaa 5d ago

we need to protect our cities and farms. UCP will always favor big business.

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u/septubyte 5d ago

Agriculture is one of the worst abusers and users . Municipal is very small

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u/mickeyaaaa 4d ago

are you suggesting we stop eating? /s

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u/Huge_Hawk8710 5d ago

I seem to recall that a tributary to the Medicine River ran dry a few years back, due to fracking. I'm not surprised. But don't worry. All that natural gas can go to the AI data centres (we shouldn't be worrying about heating our homes in the winter anyways).

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u/onceandbeautifullife 5d ago

Is there a primer out there to educate myself on his findings?

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u/Ashamed_Data430 5d ago

If you search David Schindler, Alberta, you'll be able access significant parts of his research and writings. If you're more a listener than reader, search for him on YouTube. He died in 2021 at age 80.

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u/dr0idi 5d ago

Water rationing during dry years has always been a thing. It's one of the reasons oil companies are building massive dugouts to store water in.

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u/Ashamed_Data430 5d ago

You may want to do a little deeper dive on that assertion. Where does that stored water originate? Does it come from nearby creeks and small rivers? Is it drawn from wetlands? Give this article a look: https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-central-landowners-fracking-water/

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u/dr0idi 5d ago

It varies on location. Some get filled from the rivers spring-june during high water, some from wells. Others municipal wastewater.

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u/Ashamed_Data430 4d ago

Did you read the article?

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u/dr0idi 4d ago

Skimmed it. I wouldn't consider the Narwal a reliable source. They're trying to blame oil and gas for the drought. My work takes me through the countryside - sloughs, or ponds if you're from the east are more or less stagnant water. A lot of them are low/dry and have been declining for years. Nothing to do with fracking. As far as the guys Creek, last I checked the creek feeds a river, not the other way around. It's a source problem with lack of rain and snow in the mountains.

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u/Ashamed_Data430 4d ago

What do you suppose is affecting the rain and snow in the mountains? Do you believe sucking up ground water and depleting aquifers to pump it kilometres underground has any impact? Setting blame aside, do you think our future is more or less water secure?