Resolution

WHEREAS agricultural producers and rural communities in many parts of Saskatchewan face challenges in accessing water for human and livestock consumption and for other agricultural purposes;

WHEREAS there are many opportunities to improve access to water supplies in rural areas through on-farm and community-level projects, such as water pipelines and well development;

WHEREAS governments are currently undertaking program and policy reviews to improve the sector’s capacity to deal with extreme weather events;

BE IT RESOLVED that APAS request higher levels of government support for agricultural water infrastructure programming, including an increase in government cost share to 85% for community and group projects and a 60% government rebate for the farm and ranch water infrastructure program, including the addition of power installation as an eligible project cost.