The plan is to irrigate some 202,000 hectares of land with water from Lake Diefenbaker over the next decade, effectively doubling the amount of irrigable land in Saskatchewan. Preliminary soil quality analysis along the Qu'Appelle South irrigation project area will also start this year. That work will create about 32,300 more hectares of irrigable land and is considered one of the most "shovel ready" irrigation projects in the province. Phase 2 would see the expansion and buildout of the westside irrigation project, creating 105,000 hectares of irrigable land. Phase 3 will see the buildout of the Qu'Appelle South irrigation project, adding another 48,500 hectares of irrigable land from Lake Diefenbaker south.

Source: CBC News July 02, 2020 17:01 UTC