STRATEGIC PLANMaster Agreement on Apportionment • March 22nd, 2023
Contract Type FiledMarch 22nd, 2023Recognizing that water use within one province may impact another province and because federal and provincial governments have shared responsibility for water, the Governments of Canada, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba signed the Master Agreement on Apportionment (MAA) in October 1969. The purpose of this Agreement is to apportion water between the Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, and to protect surface water quality and transboundary aquifers. The MAA also provides for the cooperation of the governments in transboundary water management and establishes the Prairie Provinces Water Board (PPWB) to administer the Agreement. The MAA is comprised of the core agreement, five schedules, and two amending agreements. Schedule C defines the duties and authority of the PPWB.
STRATEGIC PLANMaster Agreement on Apportionment • February 28th, 2022
Contract Type FiledFebruary 28th, 2022Recognizing that water use within one province may impact another province and because federal and provincial governments have shared responsibility for water, the Governments of Canada, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba signed the Master Agreement on Apportionment (MAA) in October 1969. The purpose of this Agreement is to apportion water between the Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, and to protect surface water quality and transboundary aquifers. The MAA also provides for the cooperation of the governments in transboundary water management and establishes the Prairie Provinces Water Board (PPWB) to administer the Agreement. The MAA is comprised of the core agreement, five schedules, and two amending agreements. Schedule C defines the duties and authority of the PPWB.