Reports, Studies, Plans and Publications

• Annual Reports
• Drinking Water
• Flood Preparation and Prevention
• Groundwater
• Historical
• Lake Manitoba
• Red River Floodway
• Water Planning and Development
• Water Quality
• Watershed and Aquifer Planning
• 1997 Flood of the Century
• 2009 Flood

Annual Reports

• 2007/8 Manitoba Water Stewardship Annual Report
  This document is in PDF format, is 110 pages in length and 627 KB in size
• 2007/8 Conservation Districts Annual Report
  This document is in PDF format, is 322 pages in length and 6.7 MB in size
• 2006/7 Manitoba Water Stewardship Annual Report
  This document is in PDF format, is 108 pages in length and 1.3 MB in size
• 2006/7 Conservation Districts Annual Report
  This document is in PDF format, is 114 pages in length and 14.2 MB in size
• 2005/6 Manitoba Water Stewardship Annual Report
  This document is in PDF format, is 102 pages in length and 1.4 MB in size
• 2005/6 Conservation Districts Annual Report
  This document is in PDF format, is 314 pages in length and 2.3 MB in size
• 2004/5 Manitoba Water Stewardship Annual Report
  This document is in PDF format, is 77 pages in length and 0.9 MB in size
• 2004/5 Conservation Districts Annual Report
  This document is in PDF format, is 70 pages in length and 617 KB in size
• Conservation Districts Program - 2004-2005 Program and Financial Summary
• 2003/4 Manitoba Water Stewardship Annual Report
  This document is in PDF format, is 80 pages in length and 1 MB in size

Drinking Water

• Drinking Water Advisory Committee Report (November 2000)

Flood Preparation and Prevention

• The Next Flood: Getting Prepared (Released April 17, 2000 - PDF, 4 MB)
• A Summary of Flood Issues on the Lower Pembina River   ND (March 2000 - PDF)
• Flood Protection for the City of Winnipeg, Parts I & II (Dec. 1999 - PDF 464 KB)
• Flood Protection for Winnipeg: Part III – Pre-feasibility Studies Executive Summary and Table of Contents (PDF) (For a CD version of the full report, which includes Parts I and II of the report please e-mail lemarqua@achilles.net (March 2000, IJC Report - PDF)
• Ice-Jam Effects on Red River Flooding and Possible Mitigation Methods (March 2000, IJC Report - PDF)
• Flood Protection Studies for Winnipeg / Progress Report (May 2001, KGS GROUP - PDF, 5.1 MB)
• Living with the Red (November 2000, IJC Report)
• Government Follow-up on IJC Interim Report Recommendations on Red River Flooding (April 2000, IJC Publication - PDF)
• Red River at Winnipeg: Hydrometeorological Parameter Generated Floods for Design Purposes (September 1999 - PDF)
• Flood Protection Studies for Winnipeg (November 2001, KGS Group):
  • Main Report (15.4 MB PDF),
  • Appendices A,C,D.E & F (44.3 MB PDF),
  • Appendix B (43.3 MB PDF)

Groundwater

• Groundwater in Manitoba: Hydrogeology, Quality Concerns, Management (March 1995, NHRI Report, 890KB PDF)
   
• Groundwater Availability Reports

 
• Groundwater Availability in Dauphin (6.3 MB PDF)
• Groundwater Availability in Ethelbert (6.7 MB PDF)
• Groundwater Availability in Melita (5 MB PDF)
• Groundwater Availability in Minnedosa Area (30.7 MB PDF)
• Groundwater Availability in Ochre River - Ste. Rose (58.3 MB PDF)
• Groundwater Availability in The Pas Area (29.2 MB PDF)
   
• Groundwater Resources Reports
   
  • Groundwater Resources in Alonsa (32.9 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Brokenhead (0.6 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Cooks Creek (11.1 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Cypress Planning District (32.9 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Eastern Interlake (12.8 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Lac du Bonnet (6.7 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in MacDonald - Ritchot (4.7 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Morden, Stanley, Thompson and Winkler (10.1 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Neepawa (2.1 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Roblin - Cartwright (1984) (6.1 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Roblin Area (30.8 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Rossburn Area (2.4 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Souris Basin (0.7 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in South St. Vital and Northern Ritchot (0.3 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Southern Interlake (13.0 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Southwest Region of Manitoba (6.6 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Springfield (39.6 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in St. Francois Xavier (0.1 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Tache (27.7 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Turtle Mountain (41.4 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Upper Boyne River Watershed (0.7 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in West St. Paul (0.4 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Western Interlake (18.2 MB PDF)
  • Groundwater Resources in Willowbend Creek (4.1 MB PDF)

Historical

• A Survey of Hydroclimate, Flooding and Runoff in the Red River Basin Prior to 1870 (September 1998)

Lake Manitoba

Regulation of Water Levels on Lake Manitoba and along the Fairford River, Pineimuta Lake, Lake St. Martin and Dauphin River and Related Issues, July, 2003

• Summary Report (39 pages, 1.7 MB PDF)
• Main Report (99 pages, 2.4 MB PDF)

Red River Floodway

• Re-computation of the Natural Water Levels at the Floodway Inlet
• Investigation of the merits of management of Red River summer water levels in the City of Winnipeg (PDF format, 16.8 MB - 180 pages)
• Floodway Operating Rules Report (PDF format, 1.5 MB, released April 13, 2000)
• Executive Summary, Red River Floodway Expansion, Value Engineering / Value Analysis (Value) Study (September 2002, PDF format)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report – 2005 (PDF - 2 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operating Rules – 2005 (PDF - 19 KB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report – 2006 (PDF - 844 KB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report – 2007 (PDF - 1.4 MB)
• Red River Floodway Operation Report – 2009 (PDF - 234 KB)
• Implementation and Administration of Compensation Program for Damages Caused by Rule 4 Operation (PDF - 3.0 MB)

Water Planning and Development

• Manitoba Water Strategy
• Winkler Aquifer Management Plan (PDF format, 2.5 MB)
• Oak Lake Aquifer Management Plan (PDF format, 3.1 MB)
• Building a Sustainable Future - Water: A Proposed Strategic Plan for Manitoba (October 2001 - A Discussion Paper - PDF, 1.1 MB)
• State of the Environment Report for Manitoba, 1997, "Moving Toward Sustainable Development Reporting"
• Land Drainage Review - Open Houses (Fall 1997 - Winter 1998)
• Upper Assiniboine Basin Study Report (November 2000 - PDF format, 6.7 MB)
• Water Use & Allocation - 1999 Public Consultation
• Report of the Consultation on Sustainable Development Implementation [COSDI Report] (June 9, 1999)
• Regulation of Water Levels on Lake Manitoba and along the Fairford River, Pineimuta Lake, Lake St. Martin and Dauphin River and Related Issues (Volume 1, Summary Report - July 2003, 1.7 MB PDF)
• Regulation of Water Levels on Lake Manitoba and along the Fairford River, Pineimuta Lake, Lake St. Martin and Dauphin River and Related Issues (Volume 2, Main Report - July 2003, 2.4 MB PDF)

Water Quality

• A Limited Survey of Biota in Devils and Stump Lakes, North Dakota
• Development for a Nutrient Management Strategy for Surface Waters in Southern Manitoba (April 20, 2000)
• Clean Water Guide
• Manitoba Water Quality Standards, Objectives and Guidelines - Final Draft November 22, 2002 - now available for additional review and comment
• Water Quality Assessment of the Red River and Lake Winnipeg Following Release of Raw Sewage from the City of Winnipeg, September 2002 (November 2002, PDF format)
• A Preliminary Estimate of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus in Manitoba, Canada (November 2002, 2.5 MB PDF)
• Long Term Trends in Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus Concentrations in Manitoba Streams (December 2001, 13.5 MB PDF)
• Mercury in Fish
• Proposed Regulation defining Water Quality Management Zones for Nutrients under The Water Protection Act   February 2, 2006
• Water Protection Handbook   March, 2007, 2MB PDF

Watershed and Aquifer Planning

• Assiniboine Delta Aquifer Management Plan (1.8 MB PDF)
• Oak Lake Aquifer Management Plan (3.1 MB PDF)
• Stephenfield Lake Watershed Management Plan
  • English (June, 2005, 2.0 MB PDF, 28 pages)
  • Français (June, 2005, 1.7 MB PDF, 28 pages)
• Swan Lake Basin Management Plan (1.7 MB PDF)
• Winkler Aquifer Management Plan (2.5 MB PDF)

1997 Flood of the Century

• Influence of the 1997 Red River Flood on Contaminant Transport and Fate in Southern Lake Winnipeg (March 2000, IJC Report - PDF)
• A River Runs Through It: Cross Border Interaction During the 1997 Red River Flood (Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware, 1999)
• Manitoba Water Commission Government Response (September 1999)

2009 Flood

• Overview of 2009 Spring Flooding in Manitoba (August 2009)
• Manitoba 2009 Spring Flood Report (August 2009)