Title
North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) Funding Request
Proposed Motion(s)
That Council consider the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance request for funding in the amount of $15,284.00, a request of $0.50 per capita, for purposes of 2014 operations.
Body
Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration recommends that Council consider the Environmental Advisory Committee's recommendation to fulfill the NSWA's funding request of $0.50 per capita to help fund the NSWA's operations in 2014.
Purpose
The purpose of this RFD is to seek Council's opinion on the Environmental Advisory Committee's recommendation to fulfill the NSWA's funding request.
Summary
The NSWA has submitted a funding request to Parkland County to help fund its operational expenses for 2014. The matter was referred to Parkland County's Environmental Advisory Committee in February 2014. The recommendation from the Committee was to support the funding request of $0.50 per capita for a total of $15,284.00. If approved, funding would be taken out of Parkland County's Environmental Reserve Fund to cover the cost.
Parkland County has participated in the work the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance has done to preserve and enhance the water quality of the North Saskatchewan River. The work of the association has also contributed towards the Sturgeon River basin with headwaters in Lake Isle. The request for funding has also been made to the other municipalities that border the North Saskatchewan River.
The NSWA was appointed by Alberta Environment in 2005 as the watershed planning and advisory council for the North Saskatchewan River Basin under the terms and concepts embodied under the "water for Life: Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability". The Alliance has helped the County towards achieving its goal for maintaining the integrity of the North Saskatchewan River through intitatives and projects such as the Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the North Saskatchewan River Ba...
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