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041 |aeng|bfre
043 |an-cn---
0861 |aEn36-519/18E-PDF
1001 |aBowden, Gary.
24510|aWater and Canadian agriculture |h[electronic resource] : |bselected issues / |cby Gary Bowden and Marv Anderson.
260 |aOttawa : |bInquiry on Federal Water Policy, |c1985.
300 |a51 p.
4901 |aResearch paper / Inquiry on Federal Water Policy ; |v# 18
500 |a"April 1985."
500 |aDigitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]
504 |aBibliography: p. 47-50.
5203 |a"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.
546 |aIncludes abstract in French.
69207|2gccst|aWater use
69207|2gccst|aAgriculture
69207|2gccst|aWater management
7001 |aAnderson, Marv.
7101 |aCanada. |bEnvironment Canada.
7101 |aCanada.|bInquiry on Federal Water Policy.
830#0|aResearch paper (Canada. Inquiry on Federal Water Policy)|v18|w(CaOODSP)9.867203
85640|qPDF|s3.35 MB|uhttps://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En36-519-18-eng.pdf