Matrix Solutions Inc.
January 2019
18-WIPC-01
Executive Summary
Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC), through their Water Innovation Planning Committee (WIPC), retained Matrix Solutions Inc. to propose recommendations to refine the definitions of “alternatives” to high quality non-saline water (HQNS) originally presented by Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP; AEP 2016). For this project, “alternatives” are defined as “alternative non saline water sources” (ANSW). To meet the objectives of the project, Matrix met with AEP, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), Alberta Geological Survey, and PTAC industry representatives, and reviewed relevant water management practices from Alberta and other jurisdictions. Water management review of other jurisdictions was mostly conducted in the context of non-saline groundwater that is economically and technologically impractical for drinking water purposes.