What On EARTH Can We Do? Podcast
Season 8: Water in Alberta
Follow Alberta’s water—where it comes from, the challenges it faces, and how we can protect it.
Water connects every Albertan, but how much do we really know about it? Throughout this six-part season, we explore where our water comes from, what happens before and after we use it, the pressures affecting Alberta’s water sources, and how individuals and communities can help protect them.
New episodes every Wednesday from October 28 to December 2
Season 8 of What On EARTH Can We Do? is made possible with support from EPCOR
Explore the Season
Episode 1: Where Does Alberta’s Drinking Water Come From?
Before water reaches a treatment plant or household tap, it has already travelled through a much larger natural system. Explore how precipitation, snowpack, glaciers, rivers and groundwater contribute to Alberta’s water supply—and why where we live affects where our water comes from.
Episode 2: From River to Tap, and Back: Drinking Water & Wastewater Treatment
Using Edmonton’s water systems as an example, follow water from the North Saskatchewan River through drinking-water treatment and distribution, then down our drains, through wastewater treatment and safely back to the river. Discover the infrastructure, testing and around-the-clock work behind these essential services.
Episode 3: Beyond the Storm Drain: Stormwater Management & Flood Protection
What happens to rain and snowmelt after it enters a storm drain? Follow stormwater through Edmonton’s drainage system and learn how infrastructure, planning and community programs help manage water, reduce flood risk and protect homes and neighbourhoods.
Available November 11
Episode 4: What Challenges Do Alberta’s Water Sources Face?
Alberta’s water sources face pressures affecting both the amount of water available and its quality. Explore changing water availability, growing demand and water-quality impacts—and why these challenges can look very different across the province.
Available November 18
Episode 5: Our Relationship With Water: Indigenous Knowledge & Stewardship
Through the knowledge and experiences of an Indigenous guest, explore what it means to understand water as a living relation—and how relationships with water create responsibilities to care for it today and for future generations.
Available November 25
Episode 6: Protecting Alberta’s Water, Together: Watershed Stewardship in Action
Across Alberta, people and organizations are monitoring water, restoring habitat, sharing knowledge and bringing communities together. Learn what watershed stewardship looks like, who is involved and how you can begin contributing in your own community.
Available December 2
About What On EARTH Can We Do?
What On EARTH Can We Do? is a seasonal podcast from the Alberta Emerald Foundation, hosted by Programs and Communications Manager Bri Huot-Boer.
Through accessible conversations and real-world examples, each season explores an environmental topic affecting Alberta and shares the people, knowledge and solutions helping create a more sustainable and resilient future.
Previous seasons
Catch up on earlier conversations about food waste, low-carbon solutions and other environmental topics shaping Alberta’s future!