Do water contamination reports influence water use practices on feedlot farms and rural households in Southern Alberta?
Abstract: This article explores the extent to which water contamination reports influence water use practices of feedlot operators and their households in southern Alberta. An in-person survey was conducted with 33 feedlot farm families living in the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District. The analyses reveal that there are variations in operators’ knowledge of local water contamination reports and the ways in which these reports influence water use practices. For example, while 88%…
Related Questions
- What was the sequence of events in the Water Bureau’s response to the discovery of potential contamination in the water system?
- Do water contamination reports influence water use practices on feedlot farms and rural households in Southern Alberta?
- How does the PUCO staff figure the average customer water usage estimates used in its reports?
