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Water Act forms

Water Act applications should be submitted through the Digital Regulatory Assurance System (DRAS).

Important notice

Move my licence: Water Act

Effective February 2024, water licences issued under the Water Act and precedent legislation by the Alberta government before November 2021 will move to the Digital Regulatory Assurance System (DRAS). DRAS is a secure online platform to help licence holders compile and view all parts of their licence(s) and activities subject to environmental regulation.

All water licence holders are required to move their water licences into DRAS by the end of 2024.

For information on how to move your water licences into DRAS, refer to the Digital Regulatory Assurance System.

Applications for Water Act licences

Applications for all Water Act licences, including renewals, and amendments must be submitted through the Digital Regulatory Assurance System (DRAS). For information on how to apply, amend and renew various Water Act licences in DRAS, refer to the knowledge articles in DRAS for Water Act application for licences.

For all Water Act licences issued, amended, or renewed in DRAS that require reporting, the licence holder must report water use data in DRAS. For information on how to report water use data in DRAS, refer to knowledge article KB0023429.

WATERS is active for Alberta Energy Regulator applicants.

Overview

On June 21, 2021, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas took a significant step towards streamlining its regulatory system with the new Digital Regulatory Assurance System (DRAS).

For more information on DRAS see: Digital Regulatory Assurance System.

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