Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Digging deeper into new water treatment plant agreement

Coun. Brian Swanson is seen
at a recent council meeting.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Moose Jaw only uses 17 per cent of water from the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant, but pays for 26 per cent.

"We're paying more than we should," admitted Coun. Brian Swanson.

Regina owns the other 74 per cent. Moose Jaw's population is 33,000, compared to Regina's population of 200,000. In 1951, the date of the original agreement, Moose Jaw's population was about 33,000 and Regina's population was 100,000.

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