Welcome to the Website Home Page of the
South Saskatchewan River Watershed Stewards

The SSRWSI is a grassroots, community driven, non-profit
organization working within the watershed to implement programs
and initiatives that will protect the water resource.

                     Source Water Protection Plan   
                     SSRWSI Membership
                      Watershed Stewardship- What you can do!                    

Mission

To inspire and empower individuals, groups, communities
and industry within the South Saskatchewan River
Watershed to participate in stewardship initiatives and
activities that will protect the beauty, diversity and integrity of the
watershed, while encouraging environmentally sustainable economic
and cultural activities.

Vision

We envision a future where the People of our Watershed,
the Councils which represent them and the Commercial Entities
which provide goods and services to them, share a stewardship
ethic which ensures the long-term economic and cultural wellbeing
of the watershed through ongoing cooperative efforts in ecological
protection and conservation.

Goals

1. To protect and preserve the quality and quantity of surface water
     and ground water within the South Saskatchewan River Watershed.

2. To ensure a safe and adequate supply of potable water for the
    people of Saskatchewan who depend on the South Saskatchewan
    River Watershed as the source of their drinking water.

3. To engender an appreciation and an understanding, by the residents
     of the South Saskatchewan River Watershed, of the fundamental
     importance and value of protecting the water supply.

4. To promote environmentally friendly management practices and
     support local municipalities and industries, in efforts to incorporate
     them into their operations (both in terms of water usage and effluent
     release or run-off).

5. To encourage watershed residents to make environmentally sound
    choices in their homes and their day-to-day lives, by creating
    awareness, by providing information on what individuals can do,
    and by simplifying the process.

6. To emphasize the overall, including economic, importance and
    value of preserving the natural environment, particularly with
    regards to watercourses, aquifers, riparian areas, and wetlands.