The Minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency is reminding municipalities of the annual transition of the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program to the Flood Damage Reduction Program for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Jeremy Cockrill explains that the transition moves from the emergency focus to long-term flood mitigation projects.
Applications from municipalities are being accepted until September 15th.
The WAS is investing up to $500,000 in total for both programs this year.
The types of projects being accepted are with this story online.
Eligible projects will be cost-shared on a 50/50 basis between the WSA and the municipality.

The agency will accept FDRP proposals in four streams from communities both urban (cities, towns and villages) and in rural municipalities (hamlets) as follows:
-Hydrologic and/or hydraulic investigations to develop risk assessments
-Flood mapping projects
-Mitigation planning, where municipalities develop emergency flood response plans or potential flood damage prevention construction designs
-Structural projects, where the municipality acts as the proponent for construction of permanent flood protection works

For more information on the program, please contact the nearest WSA office or visit wsask.ca/water-programs/flood-damage-prevention/