REGINA (Staff) – A four-year project designed to ensure quality water in rural Saskatchewan has been announced under the Canada-Saskatchewan Agriculture Green Plan Agreement.
The project will provide information to ensure a sustainable supply of drinking water for rural people and safe water for livestock.
The first phase of the project will involve a study aimed at:
- Reducing levels of dissolved organics in prairie surface waters by evaluating management practices for water gathering areas.
nEvaluating cost-effective small-scale water treatment systems designed to remove dissolved organics and microbial contaminants.
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nInvestigating dugout system designs to improve water quality for on-farm use.
- Developing instructional material covering surface water quality management issues on the Prairies, and improving the level of knowledge of government staff.
The project could cost as much as $3.2 million, with $500,000 covered by the Green Plan. The rest of the cost will be paid by Saskatchewan Research Council, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, several provincial agencies, private companies and universities.
A $41.6 million federal-provincial Green Plan agreement was announced last summer by former federal agriculture minister Charlie Mayer and provincial agriculture minister Darrel Cunningham.
