The RM of Woodlands is entering into new territory with research over tile drainage.

Reeve Trevor King says an issue arose that prompted the study.

"It's a proposal for some tile drainage that a producer has applied for in our municipality. So, we've just made a resolution to do a little bit of research on tile drainage. There's been none done in our municipalities."

King says they're moving forward with the plans immediately.

"Right quickly we want to start doing some research and getting a little bit of science on the tile drainage for information for council. Then we can either approve it or not approve it in the future. It's something that we see going on more and more throughout the province, so we feel we need to be ready for it. We just want to make sure we've got a good education about it before we approve anything."