Watersheds and Wetlands
Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
On October 1, 2002, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority was established to manage and protect water quantity and quality. As part of the government's Long-Term Safe Drinking Water Strategy (LTSDWS), the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority consolidated the water management components from Sask Water, Saskatchewan Environment and the Saskatchewan Wetland Conservation Corporation to focus on water management.
As a result, the Authority is responsible for the allocation of ground and surface water inventory and analysis of water sources and the administration and control of all water infrastructure including operations and planning and the maintenance of provincially owned water management infrastructure.
It is also responsible to manage watershed and aquifer planning, to develop partnerships and projects that help provide healthy watersheds and provide assessment and monitoring practices that ensure the protection and restoration of the province's water sources.
This responsibility is undertaken through the administration of the regulatory provisions of the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Act.
The current Annual Report is available here.