Operations and Infrastructure Maintenance

WMO is responsible for managing, operating, and maintaining all Provincially owned water management projects.

Activities include:

• Normal, drought and flood operations management
• Operational maintenance planning and implementation (Southern Operations and Northern/Central Operations)
• Non-operational maintenance planning and implementation in partnership with Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation. (AIT)
• Maintenance management of a SCADA system that monitors and controls flow regulation at government-owned structures.
• Geotechnical and structural instrumentation and monitoring of water management structures
• Preparation and testing of Emergency Preparedness (EPP) and Emergency Response (ERP) Plans (Dam Safety)
• Development of Operations, Maintenance and Surveillance (OM&S) Plans (Dam Safety)
• Capital maintenance and rehabilitation planning including design review, construction review and commissioning

For Operations and Maintenance Inquiries, please contact:

Central/Northern Operations Manager: Al Corbett

• Phone: (780) 960-8614
• Fax: (780) 960-8605
• E-mail: al.corbett@gov.ab.ca

Southern Operations Manager: Saba Gnanakumar

• Phone: (403) 297-5938
• Fax: (403) 297-6389
• E-mail: saba.gnanakumar@gov.ab.ca