A collaborative approach to groundwater protection: The Rural Water Quality Program for Waterloo Region

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 228-239

  Simpson, Hugh C ^a,b,c   de Loë, Robert C ^b,c  

^a FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Water Policy and Governance Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER QUALITY;

COLLABORATIVE APPROACH; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; EMPIRICAL LITERATURE; GROUND WATER PROTECTION; MUNICIPAL GROUNDWATER; SOURCE WATER PROTECTION; WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREAS; WELLHEAD PROTECTIONS;

GROUNDWATER;

EID: 84904340689     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07011784.2014.914789     Document Type: Article

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