Dry summer, dry fall and little to no snow this winter means there's some concern in Saskatchewan about our water supplies for 2018.

Patrick Boyle with the Water Security Agency has released their runoff report and it shows below or well below average runoff is expected.  While it won't impact Moose Jaw's ability to draw drinking water, it will impact cattle ranchers and communities that rely on surface water.

"Our office in Swift Current has been looking at and testing water and have done about 900 samples by the end of 2017 for producers." explained Boyle. "That's testing for TDS or total dissolved solids and that's a measure of salinity, which is an indication of water quality for livestock."

You may remember that cattle were found dead last year after their water supply became contaminated with the key suspect being TDS due to drought like conditions.

The agency is also having conversations with communities to explore their options for lower water supplies this year.  While Moose Jaw has an abundance of water at Buffalo Pound that can also draw from Lake Diefenbaker, not all communities have that ability and will need to plan accordingly, if they haven't already.