Sectoral Allocations - Peace/Slave River Basin
The first chart shows the Sectoral Water Allocations Sub-Index (allocations measured against supply) for the Peace/Slave River basin. To be able to see the allocations in detail, a second chart (underneath) shows the data using a smaller scale.
The largest sector use of water is for commercial, representing about 33% of total allocations in 2006. The next largest uses are for other use-habitat enhancement (27%), municipal water supply (14%), oil and gas (9.5%), and other use-water management (6.5%). Growth in allocations has slowed somewhat from the rapid rise in the 1970's and 1980's. As of 2006, less than 0.5% of the natural supply of the Peace River was allocated for use.
Note that allocations are not a direct measure of actual use, rather they represent the maximum amount of water that can be used under the terms of licenses that have been issued, when and if sufficient water is available in the quantities licensed in a given year. The Peace/Slave River basin includes the Lake Athabasca and Athabasca River basins. Allocation totals include data from Lake Athabasca basin, however the Athabasca River basin and its allocations are considered separate for administrative purposes. Allocations in the Lake Athabasca basin are virtually negligible.
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