Saskatchewan Water Security Agency

The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (before 2013, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority) is an arm's length organization responsible for the management of water resources to ensure safe drinking water sources and reliable water supplies for economic, environmental and social benefits in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Agency is a Treasury Board Crown Corporation administered by a board of directors appointed by the provincial government.

The Agency

  • operates dams and related facilities,
  • maintains an inventory of the quantity and quality of ground and surface water,
  • administers the allocation of water,
  • regulates and controls the flow of rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and other bodies of water,
  • represents the provincial government when negotiating interprovincial and international water agreements,
  • regulates water works and drainage works,
  • develops flood forecasting and identify flood susceptible areas,
  • promotes the efficient use of water for environmental and socio-economic benefits,
  • develops watershed studies and research,
  • protects watersheds, including ecosystems, erosion control, waterfowl conservation and fish habitats,
  • manages the Saskatchewan Safe Drinking Water Strategy,

The agency also operates

  • Alameda Dam
  • Avonlea Dam
  • Blackstrap North Dam
  • Blackstrap South Dam
  • Bradwell East Dam
  • Bradwell West Dam
  • Brightwater Creek Dam
  • Broderick East Dam
  • Broderick West Dam
  • Buffalo Pound Dam
  • Candle Lake
  • Chicken Lake Dam
  • Cowan Lake Dam
  • Craven Dam
  • Crooked Lake Dam
  • Darmody Dam
  • Dellwood Brook Dam
  • Echo Lake Dam
  • Esterhazy Dam
  • Five Mile Dam
  • Gardiner Dam
  • Hugonard Dam
  • Katepwa Dam
  • Kingsway Dam
  • Kipahigan Lake Dam
  • Lac la Plonge Dam
  • Lac la Ronge Dam
  • Makwa Lake Control
  • Moose Mountain Dam
  • Northminster Effuent Reservoir
  • Opuntia Lake Control
  • Pike Lake Water Supply
  • Qu'Appelle River Dam
  • Rafferty Dam
  • Round Lake Dam
  • Scott Dam
  • Spruce River Dam
  • Star City Dam
  • Stelcam Weir
  • Summercove Dam
  • Tee-Pee Creek Dam
  • Theodore Dam
  • Wascana Lake Weir
  • West Poplar Dam
  • Woody Lake Weir
  • Valeport Dam
  • Zelma Dam
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