Drained, a three-part series by JeremySimes, explores Saskatchewan’s water management strategies – or lack thereof. Part one explores how drainage policies have put farmers in a position where they say they are being steamrolled. saskpoli
For multiple generations, she says, the creek has served her family and the wildlife. Cormorants now hunt for fish where her dad would have cast his hook.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
“I’m just trying to protect my farm,” she said. “We need to put the brakes upstream and just slow this water down so you’re not wrecking the land downstream.” In 2016, the Water Security Agency estimated there were between 100,000 to 150,000 illegal drainage ditches in the province. The Kelvington Conservation and Development Area Authority , which is undertaking a drainage project in Lowndes’ area, has recommended “channel works” through parts of the creek as a way to move downstream water quickly, according to an engineering assessment prepared for the organization.Should that plan go ahead, Lowndes believes the creek will be stripped, resulting in a loss of natural habitat.
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