Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy

Canada’s Water Security Agency launches Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy with $1 million research initiative for Saskatchewan.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) announced a finalized Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy, a key piece of Saskatchewan’s Agricultural Water Management Program. Also, WSA is committing $1 million over the next three years to ongoing research and monitoring to ensure the policy’s long-term effectiveness.

“I appreciate the contributions of the 80 stakeholder and Indigenous organizations who helped shape this policy,” Minister Responsible for the Water Security Agency Daryl Harrison said. “We are committed to getting this right for Saskatchewan and will continue to invest in research, monitoring and make adjustments where needed.”

Saskatchewan producers are caretakers of over 4.6 million acres of wetlands. With 86 per cent of the wetlands in Saskatchewan’s agricultural area undrained, it is clear Saskatchewan producers take their role seriously and are committed to the stewardship of these important features of our landscape. This policy will ensure that stewardship continues by establishing a limit on how many wetlands can be drained and how many wetlands need to be retained on the landscape.

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