THREE DISTRIBUTED WATER STORAGE OPTIONS FOR MANITOBA

This infographic presents a cost-benefit analysis of three distributed water storage options for land management in Manitoba to mitigate floods and droughts while managing nutrients. The analysis was modeled on a field scale for a typical quarter-section.

• Option I (Expanded Ditches) uses drainage systems to capture runoff and nutrients for irrigation and biomass production via cattail crops. It provides a total annual net benefit of $146,988 and a benefit/cost ratio of 194%, with total monetized benefits of $303,024 against total monetized costs of $156,037.
• Option II (Filter Fields and Ponds) utilizes large retention ponds on farmland to capture nutrient-rich runoff for recycling and biomass growth. This option has a benefit/cost ratio of 128%, with a total annual net benefit of $32,884, total monetized benefits of $151,770, and total monetized costs of $118,886.
• Option III (Back Flooded Dams) involves building perimeter berms around agricultural lands to capture spring runoff for livestock or soil absorption. It yields the highest benefit/cost ratio at 371%, with a total annual net benefit of $32,302, total monetized benefits of $44,242, and total monetized costs of $11,940.

APA

Dion, J., & McCandless, M. (n.d.). THREE DISTRIBUTED WATER STORAGE OPTIONS FOR MANITOBA. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/distributed_water_storage_options_infographic.pdf

Chicago

Dion, Jason, and Matthew McCandless. THREE DISTRIBUTED WATER STORAGE OPTIONS FOR MANITOBA. International Institute for Sustainable Development, n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/distributed_water_storage_options_infographic.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{dionndthree, author = {Dion, Jason and McCandless, Matthew}, title = {{THREE DISTRIBUTED WATER STORAGE OPTIONS FOR MANITOBA}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/distributed_water_storage_options_infographic.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }