Provincial Auditor

Auditor’s report shows Water Security Agency making progress on some recommendations

Auditor’s report shows Water Security Agency making progress on some recommendations

Jun 6, 2024 | 5:18pm
The Provincial Auditor followed up on whether the Water Security Agency (WSA) implemented any of its recommendations made in the 2018 audit. As of April of this year, the WSA has made some progress on recommendations on regulating drainage of water on agricultural lands, fully implementing four of them and partially implementing another five.  The WSA […]
SAWS, NDP Critic for Water Security Agency critique WSA’s Ag Water Stewardship Policy

SAWS, NDP Critic for Water Security Agency critique WSA’s Ag Water Stewardship Policy

Jun 6, 2023 | 4:08pm
The Saskatchewan Alliance for Water Sustainability (SAWS) and the Sask. NDP Critic for the Water Security Agency, raised concerns Monday of the WSA’s Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy. SAWS says the policy lacks, among other things, requirements to restore drained wetlands, and “no explicit plan to improve water quality already damaged by wetland drainage and other […]