Annual Reports

Message from the Chairman The year is starting with some optimism, but there are always challenges. We had a fair amount of moisture this last winter which was able to both soak in and run-off to fill empty dams and…

Message from the Chairman It looks like 2022 is shaping up to be another challenging year as far as water is concerned. While it’s nice to have an easy winter, we really needed additional moisture, which we failed to get…

Message from the Chairman Even with all the events of this last year, we were actually pretty lucky. When Drop Structure #5 catastrophically failed last spring, which forced the shutdown of the diversion from the St.Mary River into the Milk…

Message from the Chairman John A. Ross We had a lot of successes in our watershed this past year. We completed the summary of all the storage studies and engineering reports that had been done going back about 50 years.…

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN John A. Ross Water Security remains high on our agenda. Once again, the irrigators from the Milk River were faced with the risk of shutting off their much-needed water last year as Montana was unable to…

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN John A. Ross This past year was challenging for the MRWCC. Water security was tested as favorable spring conditions and an early thaw resulted in localized flooding on the Montana Highline communities. A full Fresno reservoir…

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN John A. Ross Without water, we wouldn’t be able to live and prosper. Our Milk River watershed is an area where water can be scarce at times and abundant at others. We often take our river…

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN John A. Ross After 11 years of operation there seems to be more than ever to do for the Milk River Watershed Council Canada. We continue to roll out our Integrated Watershed Management Plan (IWMP) and…

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN John A. Ross We are excited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Milk River Watershed Council Canada. In our first 10 years we have undertaken many studies such as water quality, erosion and sedimentation, water…