Lake Wahtopanah Nutrient Reduction Program
In 2010, the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District offered a program to address a specific concern in a specific location. The concern was nutrient loading and the location was the Lake Wahtopanah (Rivers Lake) watershed. This initiative originated from concerns identified by stakeholders in the preparation of the Little Saskatchewan River Integrated Watershed Management Plan.
Landowners had the flexibility to choose how they were going to address nutrient loading on their property. For their efforts, the program covered 100% of the cash costs to complete the project.
Seven projects were completed and $61,671.68 was paid to the landowners. The Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District is grateful for funding received from Environment Canada, specifically the Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship fund, and the Province of Manitoba’s Water Stewardship Fund.
The following is a summary of each project completed.
- Project 1 – Establishment of water source and installation of infrastructure for livestock watering. Financial cost $17,900.50
- Project 2 – Installation of watering system for summer livestock watering needs. Financial cost $2,880.00
- Project 3 – Installation of winter watering system for livestock watering needs. Financial cost $6,945.00
- Project 4 – Installation of fencing to manage grazing in riparian areas and purchase of watering system for summer livestock watering. Financial Cost $7,606.84
- Project 5 – Purchase of watering system for summer livestock watering. Financial cost $8,205.00
- Project 6 – Purchase of watering system for summer livestock watering. Financial cost $8,424.98
- Project 7 – Installation of infrastructure for summer livestock watering. Financial cost $9,709.36
Click here to view a map showing project locations.
External funding was not received, therefore, there will not be a Lake Wahtopanah Nutrient Reduction program in 2011.
Contact the office for more information. Phone (204) 566-2270 or by e-mail: lsrcd.mgr@mymts.net
