WHEREAS the Saskatchewan Government (Water Security Agency) has been working to create a Water Management Strategy; and

WHEREAS the Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture has publicly stated that he does not want to get involved in water issues to help protect his industry from undue negative outside pressures on the agricultural land use; and

BE IT RESOLVED that SARM work with the Water Security Agency, Saskatchewan Agriculture, and related non-governmental organizations to create a workable Water Management Strategy that allows agricultural landowners in Saskatchewan the freedom of maximizing the production capabilities of their land investment while allowing for workable natural areas to balance out some of the societal wants.