According to Rhineland's Reeve, the municipality has stepped up its efforts to receive drainage support from the Province.
"We picked up the pace on lobbying the Province for support for drainage," explained Don Wiebe. "Council and administration have invested time and energy into lobbying Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure to make the maintenance of the South Buffalo and the Rosenheim drains a priority. Farmers along the drain have met with the area Superintendent and provided documentation of crop damage after (the) heavy summer rains, and then an extensive report has been completed, and it's been forwarded to the Manitoba Transportation Infrastructure department."
Wiebe is hopeful this will result in more funding for drain maintenance going forward and/or drain redesign.
Those weren't the only issues Rhineland officials raised.
"Reps from Council have met with the Assistant Deputy Minister to discuss drain maintenance," he added. "(Also) numerous issues such as illegal pumping and illegal drainage projects and also hoping for more enforcement and monitoring of those situations."
The conversations also included reminders to the province that agriculture, in addition to other sectors, also needs access to potable water.
Don Wiebe made the comments for the latest episode of Reeve on the Radio, which you can listen to below.