Farmers are worried about their crops with warnings from the province saying they may exceed their share of the natural flow of the Milk River again this year.
Saskatchewan's provincial government has greenlit expanding a key water deal to include cross-border groundwater reserves, aiming to ensure they are managed and shared sustainably amid growing threats posed by drought, pollution and climate change.Proposed changes to an interprovincial water agreement come on the heels of plans in both Alberta and Saskatchewan to ramp up irrigation, as persistent drought damages crop yields.
The change comes on the heels of plans in both Alberta and Saskatchewan to ramp up irrigation, as persistent drought damages crop yields and challenges the ability of farmers and ranchers to put food on their own tables. The Saskatchewan Party government, like the governments of Alberta and Manitoba, supports including groundwater resources as part of the agreement, said a Thursday statement from Marit, who is also minister responsible for the water agency.
The addition of transboundary aquifers to the agreement is a welcome one, says Patrick Cherneski, executive director of the PPWB.
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