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A critical analysis of Agrivision's report : Critical analysis of water wealth : a fifty year water development plan for Saskatchewan

20 Sep 2006

It is time to drought proof the province, protect and sustain the natural environment and build a new rural economy for the next generation of children in the province based on developing the Saskatchewan’s underutilized water resources” (p. [...] One final note on the political-economic aspects of Agrivision report: The report urges massive privatization—transferring ownership and control of the province’s water infrastructure to the private sector, and with that infrastructure, transferring effective ownership and control of the water itself. [...] It is time to drought proof the province, protect and sustain the natural environment and build a new rural economy for the next generation of children in the province based on developing the Saskatchewan’s underutilized water resources.” (pp. [...] Irrigation, on the other hand, does not return the water to the river (except in the most indirect of ways: through evaporation and rainfall and the hydrological cycle). [...] Those wanting to fully appreciate the breathtaking scope of the continental re-plumbing project envisioned by the 1972 Water Supply for the Saskatchewan Nelson Basin study are encouraged to view the map on page 141 of the Agrivision report.
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38
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Canada

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