The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (formerly the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority) is an arms 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 authority is a treasury board crown corporation administered by a board of directors appointed by the provincial government.
The authority performs the following functions:
operates dams and related facilities,
maintains an inventory of the quantity and quality of ground and surface water,
administer the allocation of water,
regulate and control the flow of water such as rivers, lakes, and reservoirs,
represents the provincial government when negotiating inter-provincial and international water agreements,
regulates water works and drainage works,
develops flood forecasting and identify flood susceptible areas,
promote the efficient use of water for environmental and socio-economic benefit,
develops watershed studies and research,
protection watersheds, including ecosystems, erosion control, waterfowl conservation and fish habitat,
Saskatchewan Safe Drinking Water Strategy,
The agency is responsible for the operation of the following dam facilities:
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
