The Manitoba government has unveiled the province’s first new collective water management strategy in nearly 20 years.
Premier Heather Stefanson said the strategy is needed because growing communities, the agriculture sector, and expanding industry all depend on continued access to water while climate change is having a significant effect on availability and supply.
It floats the idea of new water pricing structures to help control demand and offers rainwater capture to help conservation. Meaningful roles will be established for Indigenous people in water management.
Stefanson said a water action plan to fulfill objectives outlined in the strategy will be developed this winter.
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