SaskWater Quick Facts

SaskWater is Saskatchewan's commercial Crown water utility, providing cost-effective solutions to help communities, First Nations and industry gain access to reliable and professional water and wastewater services.

SaskWater's key areas of operation are potable and non-potable water supply to municipal and industrial customers, wastewater services, certified operations and maintenance, water leak detection, project management, remote monitoring and water and wastewater operator training for First Nations.

SaskWater provides professional water and wastewater services to 55 communities, 59 rural pipeline groups, 44 industrial and 213 small rural customers.

SaskWater owns and operates seven water treatment plants, three wastewater facilities, 37 pump stations and over 800 km of pipeline. SaskWater also maintains customer-owned systems and provides operator training to 39 Saskatchewan First Nations communities.

Headquartered in Moose Jaw, SaskWater has approximately 100 employees working in 12 provincial locations: Moose Jaw, Regina, White City, Gravelbourg, Elbow, Hanley, Watrous, Wakaw, Prince Albert, Melfort, Meota and Saskatoon.

In 2009, SaskWater delivered a record 5.74 billion litres of high-quality drinking water and 12.27 billion litres of non-potable water to Saskatchewan communities and industry.

SaskWater purchases 97% of its total products and services in Saskatchewan.

In 2009, on behalf of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, SaskWater trained 81 water and wastewater operators at 39 First Nations communities and added remote monitoring services to three of those communities.

SaskWater funds a $2,000 scholarship to a student enrolled in the Water Resource Engineering Technology program at SIAST's Palliser campus.

In addition to providing work placements for SIAST co-op students, SaskWater participates in the GradWorks intern program, established by Crown Investments Corporation, with the goal of providing valuable work experience to talented, high-potential post-secondary graduates.

In 2009, two Gradworks interns completed their placements with SaskWater in the areas of Marketing and Special Services and one intern secured full-time employment with SaskWater. Also in 2009, four interns were provided positions in Operations, Sales, Human Resources and Occupational Heath and Safety.