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Water policy in BC [electronic resource] : directions and possibilities for the BC Real Estate Association / prepared for the BC Real Estate Association by Oliver M Brandes and Jon O'Riordan.

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General Note:	"March 5, 2007." Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-32).
Formatted Contents Note:	Objective and mandate -- Overview -- Table of contents -- Section I. Introduction -- Linking water priority areas with BCREA's quality of life indicators -- Primary water issues and trends in British Columbia -- Section II. Increasing risk, new opportunities and the water management challenges in BC -- The emerging opportunities of demand management and integrating at the watershed scale -- Current water management approaches and concerns in BC -- Section III. Water law, institutions and policy in BC -- Overview of water legislation in BC -- Who deals with water in government -- Section IV. Immediate priority areas -- Drinking water and source protection -- Groundwater management -- Water security and flood protection -- Section V. Long-term priority areas -- Water allocations -- Water pricing and conservation -- Section VI. Accountability -- The path forward -- Appendix A: Overview of BC water issues -- Appendix B: Services provided by aquatic ecosystems -- Appendix C: Overview of groundwater permitting processes across jurisdictions -- References.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.