APPLY FOR RURAL
WATER USE

Steps:

  1. The WID will do a site visit to the requested location.
  2. Staff reviews the application and notifies the applicant if approved.
  3. If approved, the applicant comes to the WID office with a government photo ID and signs the contract in person.
  4. The applicant is invoiced with payment due April 30.
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Household (reduced) agreement

  • dugouts with a two-week storage capacity
  • water for livestock, yard and/or garden
  • Maximum of 5 acre/ft per season

2023 season fee: $396.90 including GST

 

Household agreement

  • land parcels that do not have a dugout
  • water for livestock
  • Maximum of 5 acre/ft per season

2023 season fee: $661.50 including GST

 

Household  yard & garden agreement

  • land 3 acres and under with a household
  • water for yard & garden purposes/hobby farm
  • Maximum of 1 acre/ft per season

2023 season fee: $468.72 including GST

 

Rural water use agreements

  • delivery of rural water use
  • maximum of 25,000 cubic meters of water per user
  • for non-agricultural purposes and NOT for household purposes, the irrigation acres recorded on the assessment roll of the district, or the irrigation of acres included in an alternate parcel irrigation agreement

2023 season fee: $2,142.00 including GST

 

Contracts are annual and not prorated for a portion of the water season. They are automatically renewed and invoiced in January.

The approval process is approximately 2-3 weeks.

To cancel, please provide written notice by email or in person at the office. 

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