The Water Security Agency is investing millions into infrastructure projects around Saskatchewan this year. (Water Security Agency)

By CKOM News Staff

Sask. Water Security Agency spends $18M on infrastructure projects

Jul 15, 2024 | 11:34 AM

Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency is spending $18 million on major infrastructure projects around the province, the largest of which is the rehabilitation of the Moosomin Dam.

The $9.7 million dam rehabilitation project aims to improve safety at the spillway while ensuring the dam – built in 1954 – can continue to operate reliably. Work is to be completed over the summer.

David Marit, the minister responsible for the Water Security Agency, said the rehabilitation means the dam, which has supported communities in the area for years, will continue to do so well into the future.

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“This project is another example of our commitment to creating a strong Saskatchewan by ensuring water continues to flow effectively to benefit the agricultural and recreational users,” Marit said in a statement.

Also on the agenda for the Water Security Agency are:

• interim repairs at the Echo Lake Dam aiming to improve safety and extend the dam’s life until a replacement can be completed;
• a radial gate replacement and other upgrades at the Dellwood Brook Dam, and a low-level outlet rehabilitation project to improve safety for operators;
• the completion of a low-level outlet rehabilitation at the Theodore Dam, which will see the control gates replaced and spillways upgraded; and
• interim repairs to the control structure at the Round Lake Dam, which will include replacing the bridge deck and support structure.
• The projects were identified as part of the agency’s 10-year rolling infrastructure rehabilitation plan.

“WSA is investing more than $42 million in 2024-25 to advance more than 60 key water infrastructure projects with a focus on ensuring our infrastructure supports a sustainable, adaptable and reliable water supply for Saskatchewan,” the agency noted in a statement.

“Since 2007, WSA has invested more than $280 million in the maintenance, upgrading, and rehabilitation to water management structures across Saskatchewan,” said the agency.