The Saskatchewan government has added $500,000 to a program that funds channel clearing and flood control.
The Water Control Assistance Program now has allocated more than $1.2 million to help municipalities deal with water-related issues after two years of excess rain and high moisture levels.
The program provides up to half the cost of the work required.
This year, 114 rural municipalities, nine conservation and development authorities and one watershed association were approved to share $700,000 to clear channels.
Most of these areas are in the province’s east, where flooding has been a problem for several years.
The program also provided $520,000 to 72 conservation and development authorities, four watershed associations and one urban municipality to maintain ditches and other flood control infrastructure.
