List of Qualified Persons

The Water Security Agency’s (WSA) Agricultural Water Management Strategy requires all drainage works to be approved. Drainage approvals are an important way to manage business risk on farms. They provide security to landowners, reduce risks to the environment and protect downstream neighbours from negative impacts.  A registered approval remains on the land title for the term of the approval, even if the land is sold. 

Preparation of a drainage application includes mapping all drainage works, securing legal land permission for all lands involved, communicating with all parties including WSA, designing required mitigation works (flow controls, erosion control), identifying wetlands to be retained within the network, and completing all the necessary paperwork. 

Many landowners will not have the time to dedicate to a drainage approval project. In most cases, they will need assistance from a Qualified Person (QP) to accurately plan, design and submit the application for approval of a drainage project.