THE SWIFT CURRENT CREEK WATERSHED
MONITORING PROJECT
2004 - 2008

Box 1088 - Swift Current - SK - S9H 3X3 - 306.778.5007

The results of the monitoring program are only as good of quality as the sampling methods, extreme care will be taken in training staff and volunteers to ensure consistency and reliability throughout the sampling season. Saskatchewan Environment, Saskatchewan Watershed Authority, Environment Canada, and Prairie Farm Rehabiliation Administration will also be assisting or training staff in taking sound water samples.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE MONITORING PROJECT?
The monitoring project is aimed to answer questions concerning water quality and stream health in the Swift Current Creek Watershed. These questions are:
  • What is the impact of current management practices on the suitability of water for the entire watershed?
  • What is the impact of agricultural management practices on water suitability upstream from the City of Swift Current?
  • What is the impact of the City of Swift Current on water suitability for downstream agricultural users?
    • WHO IS FUNDING THIS PROJECT?
    The SCCWS are working hard to develop numerous partnerships with federal and provincial government agencies, municipal government representatives and local communities businesses and interest groups.
    The third year of the project (2006), will be funded through:
  • Town of Shaunavon
  • Talisman Energy
  • RM of Webb No. 138
  • RM of Arlington No. 79
  • RM of Excelsior No. 166
  • RM of Carmichael No. 109
  • RM of Swift Current No. 137
  • RM of Sask Landing No. 167
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
  • Swift Current Wildlife Federation
  • Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
  • City of Swift Current  
  • Canadian Adaptation and Rural 
        Development Saskatchewan 
  • Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural 
        Revitalization

    • A report will be created after each sampling year by the SCCWS staff to update the results and progress of the monitoring project. The yearly reports will not be available to the general public. A special edition each year of Know Your Watershed will highlight some of the interesting discoveries of the yearly reports.  The final report after the completion of the four year project will be available to all SCCWS members, local school libraries, government offices and the general public (upon request).

    Click on the tabs below to learn more about the main components of this project

    The project is designed to assess the health of our watershed using two types of analyses: water quality index (What is the Saskatchewan Water Quality Index?) and bioassessment. Within the bioassessment methods, we used fish surveys, benthic macroinvertebrate surveys and riparian assessments.
    The Swift Current Creek Watershed Monitoring Project Final Report is available to be viewed online.