What is a Conservation Districts Act?

     The Conservation Districts Act R.S.M.1987 is a revision of the original Conservation Districts Act of 1976.  The 1976 Act combines and represents the resource management objectives of the Watershed Conservation Districts Act introduced in 1959 and the Resource Conservation Districts Act of 1972.

     Unlike the Acts of 1959 and 1972, the Conservation Districts Act addresses all aspects of soil, water and related resource problems as they exist in areas defined by the natural boundaries of a watershed (the drainage area of a river and its tributaries) or by man-made borders (such as municipal boundaries).  It also provides guidelines on the formation and administration of Conservation Districts under the Conservation Districts Program of Manitoba.