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Source Water Protection Planning and Management in Metropolitan Canada: A Preliminary Assessment.
- Source :
- Water (20734441); Jul2017, Vol. 9 Issue 7, p497, 14p, 2 Charts, 1 Map
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- SourceWater Protection (SWP) is the process of protecting a drinking water source through land use planning policies and land management activities. The risk of source water contamination is a human health concern even in developed countries such as Canada. Much of the existing SWP literature in the more developed world is centred on small and rural water systems with a focus on capacity needs to support SWP activities and planning. These capacity needs tend to centre on five key elements: political, financial, human, technical and legal. While these contributions have added value to the water resource planning literature in rural areas, there remains a noticeable gap in the literature with respect to SWP activities in metropolitan areas. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to report the kinds of source water threats facing metropolitan water systems in Canada; and, second, to explore the utility of the capacity literature with respect to SWP planning in metropolitan Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20734441
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Water (20734441)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124381482
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/w9070497