Notification of Issuance - Summary of Issues

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Start you with the drought factor

1. Estimated Water Loss in the Indus Region(2025)

In a normal year, the Indus area receives roughly 400–450 mm of precipitation, of which about 5% to 10% typically recharges the groundwater. During the 140-year record drought, Calgary saw as little as 9.6 mm of precipitation over the entire meteorological fall of 2025 a 90%+ drop in recharge.

Volumetric Loss: Across a 100 km2 area centered on Indus, a 2-meter drop in a Paskapoo sand channel (assuming 15% effective porosity) represents a loss of roughly 30 billion liters of stored groundwater……Recovery Time 5-10 years ( Estimated)

(While this specific phrasing is frequently found in Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (formerly Alberta Environment) internal briefings or local watershed management reports (such as those from the Oldman Watershed Council (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com

Based on the scenario of a 30-billion-litre loss in 2025 and an estimated natural recovery time of 5-10 years, continuing to withdraw 545.5 million litres + (potential would significantly delay or prevent recovery).

(Links in blue, a simple Ai can get you similar details 100km2 is an erratic sizing but gets you the general feel on how big the problem is).

The second was for a article I read during the drought that the river was restricted by a agreement FITFIR(alberta priority rights system) senior and junior water right dependent on  timing on which they applied, government applying the license to the bow river of 45 m3/s as nominal threshold which all junior license would be suspended I think it comes from South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB) Water Management Plan.  

The problem is Beacon AI has out maneuvered  The Town of Langdon I saw some letters and angry messages on the boards heard about priority of Ai  over Langdon here is the exact response by an ai 

1. The "Borrowing" Mechanism (The Chain of Custody)

The "borrowing" of the license operates through a specific chain that legalizes the water transfer without a new license application:

• Step 1: The WID-Langdon Agreement (Nov 2025) The WID signed a "Water Management Agreement" with Langdon Waterworks (the local utility). This agreement treats the water supplied to Langdon not as a new withdrawal, but as part of WID's existing 1903 senior allocation.
• Step 2: The Supply to Beacon AI Langdon Waterworks then contracted to supply the Beacon AI "Indus Project" with approximately 1,500 cubic meters (1.5 million litres) of water per day for cooling.
• The Result: Because the water is legally counted as "WID agricultural/municipal water" (Senior Priority), it is exempt from the Water Conservation Objective (WCO) cutoff. Even if the Bow River drops below 45 m³/s—a level where new industrial licenses must stop pumping—the data center can keep running because it is using "1903 water," not "2026 water."