Integrated Watershed Management Planning

An Integrated Watershed Management Plan or “IWMP” is a long-term action plan to manage land, water and related resources on a watershed basis. IWMPs
are developed cooperatively by watershed residents, all levels of government and stakeholders. In Manitoba, conservation districts lead the planning process
once designated as the Water Planning Authority under the Water Protection Act. Manitoba Sustainable Development provides a $25,000 planning grant along
with a watershed pplanner to aid in the development
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Pre‐ Information Drafting the Plan Review Approvals Implement 

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‐ Public  ‐ Begin to draft the 
Planning  with PMT  and  Authority to  implementation 
Consultation  plan
Authority through  Watershed Team submit the plan  ‐ Monitor and 
Meetings ‐ Conduct Source 
MOU ‐ Watershed  to the Minister of  evaluate plan 
‐ Technical Input  Water 
‐ Form the PMT
Form the PMT Planner to  bl
Sustainable  progress
from Watershed  Assessments
‐ Develop a Terms  coordinate the  Development for 
Team ‐ Complete a 
of Reference provincial  Branch  approval
‐ Hold a  Surface Water 
Watershed Team  Management  and 
Meeting Plan Departmental 
Review

One year... Two years... Ten years

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