FRWIP — Water Development Projects

• Completed Pre-Approval Application Form
• Written authorization from the landowner, if the project is constructed on land not owned by the applicant
• Copy of the resolution from Council authorizing the project and application to the program, if the applicant is a rural municipality
• Aquatic Habitat Protection Permit, Water Rights Licence, and Approval to Construct and Operate Works, where required

Who is eligible?

• First Nation Bands in the Province of Saskatchewan
• Crown Land Pasture Grazing Associations in Saskatchewan
• Rural Municipalities in the Province of Saskatchewan
• Primary agricultural producers, including individuals, partnerships, co-operatives, and corporations, who can demonstrate a minimum $50,000 of gross farm income in Saskatchewan in the year of application or the year before the application, or applicants applying as a new entrant to the agriculture industry in accordance with Ministry policy

Who is not eligible

• Research facilities
• Publicly funded institutions

Eligible expenses

• Permit, licence, and consultant or engineering fees.
• Groundwater test holes, well drilling, dugouts, trenching, piping, pumps, plumbing, and permanently installed water storage tanks.
• Permanent fencing, watering appliances, and related installation or freight.
• Power infrastructure, solar or wind watering systems, and water monitoring equipment.
• In-kind labour and machinery/equipment, plus connection fees for non-potable rural water utilities or community water development infrastructure.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Projects started before October 1, 2022, or invoices not issued in the applicant’s name.
• Potable water utility connections and water used only for household, washing, or toilet needs.
• Generators, gas or diesel pumps, standalone solar livestock pumps, water meters, and water quality treatment systems.
• Undersized or non-permanent water storage tanks, above-ground pipelines, and non-permanent fencing.
• Land purchase, easements, taxes, financing or legal fees, repairs and maintenance, used or inventory materials, in-kind freight or applicant-owned materials, and costs already funded elsewhere.

Eligible geographic areas

• Saskatchewan

• Demonstrated agricultural use for the water source.
• Case-by-case review of non-potable rural water utility connections.
• Proof that other non-potable water sources were unsuccessful, where relevant.
• Required landowner permissions and regulatory approvals in place before work starts.

• Review the FRWIP details, including eligibility and the most common regulatory compliance items that may apply to your project.
• Download the Pre-Approval Application Form.
• Submit completed application packages by email to agprograms@gov.sk.ca or by mail to Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program, Ministry of Agriculture, Programs Branch, 329 – 3085 Albert Street, Regina, SK S4S 0B1.
• Submit pre-approval applications by April 30, 2027, for projects to be completed by February 1, 2028.
• Claim forms will be sent to eligible applicants when pre-approval has been obtained; when the project is fully constructed and operational for agricultural use, claims for funding may be submitted.

• Claim forms will be sent to eligible applicants when pre-approval for the project has been obtained.
• When the project is fully constructed and operational for agricultural use, claims for funding may be submitted.
• Projects must be complete and claims for funding must be submitted by the earlier of 18 months from written project approval or February 1, 2028.
• All invoices must be paid in full before applying for the rebate.
• Proof of payment may be requested in the form of bank or credit card statements or processed cheque images from your financial institution.
• No interim payments will be made.