1. Saskatoon Southeast Water Supply System (SSEWSS) – Zelma East Pipeline and Facilities Project

Zelma East project which has been developed to provide a sustainable and reliable water supply system for the BHP Billiton Jansen Mine and various other customers.  SSEWSS Zelma East Project is an approximately 94 km long pipeline from Zelma Reservoir to BHP Billiton (BHPB) Jansen Mine.  The Project consists of intakes (summer and winter intakes), a pump station at Zelma Reservoir, a booster station, meter building, associated equipment, and infrastructure for the transmission of non-potable water from the Zelma Reservoir to the Jansen Mine Project.

Scope of work included oversee the land related issues of the overall project; develop and implement the land control program for the project; liaison and deal with various land owners, RMs, and other stakeholders about the land related affairs; attend and participate regular construction meetings; obtain easement agreements and land purchase agreements; work with environmental consultant and construction contractors to ensure the land restoration; inspect and evaluate the damage/loss; issue damage/loss payments to landowners; provide payment history statement reports for SaskWater auditing; supervise and administrate the Legal Survey contractors to finish the pipeline legal survey works;

2. TransGas BESCO Kisbey South Gathering Pipeline Project

TransGas BESCO Kisbey South Gathering Pipeline, 44 kms in length, was acquired in 2009 during June and July, then constructed through the fall and winter.  The North expansion of 40 kms was acquired in 2010 from July to October.

Watson Land performed complete land acquisition services doing land title searches, third party crossing approvals and proximity agreements, RM road crossing approvals, acquiring landowner easements and occupant consents, then sending out cheques to landowners and occupants along with final construction summary. After construction, Watson Land negotiated the final damage releases with the landowners and issued the cheques to landowners and occupants.

3. Saskatoon Southeast Water Supply System (SSEWSS) – Zelma Canal Upgrade Project

A 137 km long water supply system known as the Saskatoon South East Water Supply System (SSEWSS) originates at Broderick Reservoir near Outlook, Saskatchewan and ends at Dellwood Reservoir near Lanigan.  Enroute, it provides water to five reservoirs totaling nearly 110,000 dam3 in storage (Brightwater, Blackstrap, Bradwell, Zelma and Dellwood), over 8,000 ha of irrigated agriculture, seven communities, and for other uses including potash mines, domestic, wildlife and recreation. With the development of the BHP Billiton Potash (BHPB) Mine near Jansen, the system needs to deliver increased volumes of water and operate for a longer period.  As part of the system upgrade, a 12.9 km section of the SSEWSS Canal from Highway #763 near Allan, Saskatchewan to the Zelma Reservoir was enlarged and rehabilitated.

Scope of work included oversee the land related issues of the canal upgrade project; develop and implement the land control program for the project; liaison and deal with various land owners, RMs, and other stakeholders about the land related affairs; attend and participate regular construction meetings; obtain easement agreements and land purchase agreements; work with environmental consultant and construction contractors to ensure the land restoration; inspect and evaluate the damage/loss; issue damage/loss payments to landowners; provide payment history statement reports for SaskWater auditing; supervise and administrate the Legal Survey contractors to finish canal upgrade legal survey works;