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P. Kim Sturgess, P.Eng. FCAE

Water – Energy Nexus: The Evolving Story. P. Kim Sturgess, P.Eng. FCAE. Canadian Water Summit June 14, 2011. Whiskey is for Drinking…. Water is for Fighting Over. . Think Globally .. Plan Regionally .. Act Locally. Total = 12,500 km3.

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P. Kim Sturgess, P.Eng. FCAE

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  1. Water – Energy Nexus: The Evolving Story P. Kim Sturgess, P.Eng. FCAE Canadian Water Summit June 14, 2011

  2. Whiskey is for Drinking… Water is for Fighting Over. Think Globally .. Plan Regionally .. Act Locally

  3. Total = 12,500 km3 Steven E. Koonin, Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy

  4. Steven E. Koonin, Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy

  5. Steven E. Koonin, Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy

  6. Estimated annual world water use by sector 1900 to 2000 – another 40% increase by 2020* *Source: United Nations Environment Programme Courtesy: Dr. A. Zehnder AWRI

  7. Do we have enough WATER to grow the food??? Steven E. Koonin, Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy

  8. Steven E. Koonin, Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy

  9. Water Resources in Canada and Alberta Environmental and apportionment requirements are not considered by this measure. Source: Population Action International, 1997 (Courtesy of Wendy Brown, TEPCA)

  10. Canadians do not show up well on OECD Environmental Water Indicators Trend Since 1980, overall water use in Canada has increased by 25.7%. This is five times higher than the overall OECD increase of 4.5%. In contrast, nine OECD nations were able to decrease their overall water use since 1980 (Sweden, the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Poland, Finland and Denmark).

  11. Perception that we squander water exacerbates issue of water use in resource extraction “Wild unregulated pillaging of the environment at the expense of the First Nations … that is what the Europeans think of us.” Minister Rob Renner (Chamber of Commerce May 25, 2010) “More and more our investment partners are trying to steer us away from investments in oil sands and coal technologies.” Scott MacDonald, Partner Emerald Ventures (June 12, 2010) Protestors demonstrate outside the U.K. headquarters of BP in London on Sept. 1, 2009. Protestors earlier targeted the head office of a leading bank, demonstrating against the bank's investments in fossil-fuel projects, especially funding for the coal industry and tar-sands extraction in Canada.

  12. Food Energy Water Tradeoff Water Food Energy This is the challenge of Public Policy in Alberta

  13. Adaptation strategies are very differentNorth and South

  14. Estimated Annual Water Use was 3.2 billion cubic metres in 2005 6% 69% 5% 14% 6%

  15. Oil and Gas Industry most likely to adapt Challenges: South Saskatchewan: Scarcity. This industry usually last priority for water Lower Athabasca: Social license to operate

  16. Alberta Water Allocations and Estimated Use Source: Alberta Environment

  17. Water use in Agriculture and Energy Billions, m3

  18. Annual water consumption forecastfor power generation in Alberta* *by type of power generation Note that water consumption scale begins at 100,000,000 m3

  19. Upstream Petroleum IndustryFresh Water Demand Forecast Extraction Only OS – Proc.& Other Extraction Only OS- Tailings Integrated OS - Tailings Integrated OS - Cooling Note: Fresh Water Demand for the Oil Sands operations is the water withdrawn from the River; does not include fresh water collected on site

  20. South Saskatchewan RegionEstimated Water Use by Sector Estimated Water Use 2.4 billion m3 per year

  21. The Surface Water Supply in the North is large Source: Alberta Environment

  22. Athabasca has a large Environmental Base Flow Source: Alberta Environment

  23. Lower Athabasca Region Estimated Water Use by Sector Estimated Water Use 0.124 billion m3 per year* * 5% of water use in South Saskatchewan region

  24. Challenge of Tailings Ponds remains

  25. The Oil Sands Leadership Initiative www.OSLI.ca Five founding companies: Alberta Environment, Alberta Energy and SRD participate as observers 25

  26. Major investments in Technology in Oil Sands Tailings recovery technology allows for faster reclamation of tailings areas and higher water recycle rates Ceramic membranes for more efficient SAGD de-oiling & filtering Advanced boiler technology that could take untreated (or lesser-treated) water directly

  27. Regional Water Solutions Project* Regional Alternative Challenge: • Currently operators in the oil sands region are working independently to solve their individual water sourcing and disposal needs. Project Objective: • Lower the regional environmental impact (water, land, wastes, GHGs) Project Description • Examine the potential to reduce environmental impact through regional collaboration. Potential Benefits • Lower regional Environmental Net Effect • Reduce tailings liability • Establish reliable SAGD water sources • Accelerate tailings reclamation Sub-Regional Alternative *Diagram for illustration purposes only - may not show all current, planned, or proposed projects 27

  28. Water: The Key to Our Sustainable Future Kim.Sturgess @albertawatersmart.com For more information: www.waterportal.ca www.albertawatersmart.com info@albertawatersmart.com

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