00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.867287 CaOODSP 20241203113645 cr ||||||||||| 190117s1985 onc ||||o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- En36-519/18E-PDF Bowden, Gary. Water and Canadian agriculture [electronic resource] : selected issues / by Gary Bowden and Marv Anderson. Ottawa : Inquiry on Federal Water Policy, 1985. 51 p. Research paper / Inquiry on Federal Water Policy ; # 18 "April 1985." Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada] Bibliography: p. 47-50. "This paper reviews selected issues in water use in Canadian agriculture. Agriculture is a major consumptive user of water in Canada, and as production grows, water consmption may increase significantly - particularly for irrigated agriculture in the Prairie provinces. Associated with the expansion of agriculture across Canada are concerns about resource degradation-soil erosion and salinity, flow depletion, water quality deterioration, and adverse impacts from drainage. ... It should be, and the report recommends application of the federal benefit-cost guidelines to projects in which there is federal participation. It is also recommended that consistent standards and procedures for federalparticipation in water resources development in Canada be established"--Abstract. Includes abstract in French. gccst Water use gccst Agriculture gccst Water management Anderson, Marv. Canada. Environment Canada. Canada. Inquiry on Federal Water Policy. Research paper (Canada. Inquiry on Federal Water Policy) 18 (CaOODSP)9.867203 PDF 3.35 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En36-519-18-eng.pdf