At the centre of the debate is the Water Security Agency (WSA), which regulates agricultural drainage across the province and investigates complaints. “I think one of the greatest challenges that we’re seeing in agricultural water management is that it has historically been quite divisive,” said executive director agricultural water of management Krystal Tendler. “I think the conflict around the conversation of agricultural water management is preventing collaborative solutions.” Flooding raises questions about oversight and responsibilityFor residents along Fishing Lake, the debate has become deeply personal. Part of the challenge, she said, is that Saskatchewan’s drainage system includes decades-old infrastructure built under different government policies.