South Saskatchewan River Watershed Stewards

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Our Story

Our mission is to inspire and empower individuals, groups, communities and industry within the South Saskatchewan River Watershed to participate in stewardship initiatives and activities that will protect the beauty, diversity and integrity of the watershed, while encouraging environmentally sustainable economic and cultural activities.

In 2004, watershed planners from the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority saw the need to establish source water protection plans to safeguard the quality and quantity of water within Saskatchewan’s watersheds. To facilitate watershed planning and encourage local participation within the South Saskatchewan River Watershed, the Watershed was divided into three Watershed Advisory Committees (WACs): North, Lake Diefenbaker, and South. These WACs included representatives from urban and rural municipalities, First Nations, and industry, environmental and agricultural interest organizations. From 2004 to 2006, the planning process and development of the Source Water Protection Plan was undertaken by the WACs, as they worked to identified risks related to water quality and quantity in the South Saskatchewan River Watershed. In 2007, the South Saskatchewan River Watershed Stewards Inc. (SSRWSI) was incorporated to implement the key actions outlined the Source Water Protection Plan. Since then, SSRWSI has moved forward on many of the initiatives of the Source Water Protection Plan, through funding provided by the Water Security Agency (formally Saskatchewan Watershed Authority), by membership fees from rural and urban municipalities and special interest groups, and by project-specific funding.