The money is for distributed through the Manitoba Water Services Board. Municipalities will be expected to match any monies they receive. There will also be opportunities for municipalities to apply for federal funds through a new Building Canada program. Municipalities are already applying for funding for projects, said Doug Dobrowolski, president of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities, who sits on the water services board.

New projects already approved include $1.5 million for water supply upgrades in the RM of MacDonald to meet increasing water demands in Oak Bluff, and $1 million in upgrades and the expansion of the waste-water lagoon in the Local Government District of Pinawa that will benefit residents and the Tim Horton's children's camp.

"We are long overdue to make sure municipalities take water conservation steps before or as a condition of new capital funding. It appears Manitoba has not put a requirement in place." said Gaile Whelan-Enns, Director at Manitoba Wildlands.

View April 30, 2014 Winnipeg Free Press article
View September 30, 2009 Water Canada article
View Manitoba Government Onsite Wastewater Management Systems Program page
Visit Manitoba Onsite Wastewater Management Association website
View November 2010, Changes And Clarifications To Rules Regarding Sewage Ejectors and Wasterwater Management Systems
View March 2009 Manitoba Clean Environment Commission report