Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin Conference 2019

EICD Soil and Water Highlighted Projects Armand Belanger EICD Manager

 7,113km2

 55,000 residents

 >6,000 kms of drains rivers and creeks

Wetland Enhancement Projects Wetland Enhancement Projects Wetland Enhancement Projects Wetland Enhancement Projects Willow Magic Gentle Slope technique for erosion control Who Loves Sandy Beaches? Native Plant Restoration Native Plant Restoration Native Plant Restoration Fishery Enhancements Urban Prairie Urban Prairie

Reducing Phosphorous from Point Sources Modeled From the success of the Dunnottar Passive Filter

PUMPING STATION

PEN AREA

Parameter Expected Filter Effluent Phosphorus 1-2 mg/L

Total Kjeldahl 2.7 mg/L Nitrogen BOD <25 mg/L Total Solids < 25 mg/L Fecal Coli. <40 MPN/100 mL

Water quality index 2017 preliminary community based monitoring data

Phosphorus export Phosphorus loads coefficients (tonnes) (kg P/ha/yr) LiDAR mapping tools Icelandic River conservation project prioritization Sub watersheds within a section Project Design Volume for north is 11.74 acre/feet watershed area 143.37 acres

Volume for south 13.5 acre feet- watershed area 389.94 acres

Total = 25.24 acre/feet watershed= 533.31 acres Project Construction Anderson/Marks Wetland Enhancement

East Conservation District & Our Partners

Back Row: Nielle Wasylowski (Armstrong), Frode Anderson (Bifrost-Riverton), Ron Johnston (Arborg), Richard Petrowski (Gimli), Daryl Carry ( Beach), Laurie Hunt (St. Andrews), (Fisher), Art Goudy (Rockwood), Curtis McLintock (Rockwood), Kelvin Stewart (Rosser), Michael Sykes (Selkirk) Third Row: John Preun (St. Andrews), Dennis Schindler (Dunnottar), Walter Badger (Stonewall), Rhonda Dyck (MB Gov), Sharla Dillabough (MB Gov), Lori Schellekens (Woodlands), Roxie Goudy (Rockwood), Brigitte Demarchuk (EICD) Second Row: Heather Alexander (EICD), Debbie Kozyra (), Elmer Smerchanski (Armstrong), Lyle Lockhart (Dunnottar), Reg Porcher (St. Andrews), Shannon Pyziak (Fisher), Allan Evanchshin (Armstrong), Victor Dziedic (Armstrong), Jim Leduchowski (Arborg), Armand Belanger (EICD) Front Row: Jim Hardy (Teulon/Provincial Rep.), Susan Smerchanski (Armstrong), Audrey Boitson (EICD), Garry Wasylowski (Armstrong), Rick Gamble (Dunnottar), Harold Foster (Bifrost-Riverton), Alda Foster (Bifrost-Riverton), Don Pepe (Winnipeg Beach) CELEBRATING 13 YEARS!

Arborg • Armstrong • Bifrost-Riverton • Dunnottar • Fisher • Gimli • Rockwood • Rosser • St. Andrews • Selkirk • Stonewall • Teulon • West St. Paul • Winnipeg Beach • Woodlands • Province of Thank you