Safe drinking water is essential for the protection of public health and disease prevention and therefore is necessary for the health and well-being of Saskatchewan’s citizens. Drinking water management in Saskatchewan is legislated under The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010, The Waterworks and Sewage Works Regulations, The Public Health Act, 1994 and The Health Hazard Regulations.Water Security Agency (WSA) in Saskatchewan has the legislative authority to regulate water and wastewater treatment systems and enforce standards with respect to drinking water and wastewater quality in the province. WSA regulates municipal waterworks, private waterworks with greater than 18 m3 per day design flow, water pipelines connected to municipal waterworks, and water pipelines with 15 or more service connections. In addition, water sampling requirements for limited-scope water pipelines, as defined in The Health Hazard Regulations, are regulated by WSA. Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) regulates non-municipal public water systems and private semi-public water systems. Private non-public water systems used for domestic purposes (e.g., private household systems) are not regulated. This paper outlines the regulatory framework, water management activities including developing drinking water quality standards, source water protection measures, treatment, public perception and trust, monitoring and compliance undertaken by the WSA to implement the Safe Drinking Water Strategy in the province
