Down the drain
Subtitle: how we are failing to protect our water resources
By: Ralph Pentland, Chris Wood
Contributors: Wood, Chris, 1953-
Publisher: Greystone Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Vancouver; Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781926812779
Subjects: Water conservation; Water-supply; Water use
Description: "Canada is celebrated for its abundance of fresh water, and few Canadians question the safety of the water that comes from our taps. But is this trust justified? One study estimates that contamination of drinking water causes 90,000 cases of illness and ninety deaths every year. In this authoritative review of decades of legislation, research, and independent regulatory critiques, accompanied by riveting stories of the many failures of our water supply, award-winning journalist Chris Wood and Canadian water policy expert Ralph Pentland expose how governments at every level have failed to protect our drinking water. The authors review the history of water management in Canada and approaches to the problem in Europe and the United States, then analyze our own approach in recent times, and finally propose a strategy to protect our water--including a new charter that will hold our government to account."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-280) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : all we have; title: The last water in the world; title: Not as safe as we think; title: The road to here; title: What others did; title: Leaving it to junior; title: A negligent crown; title: Are we rich yet?; title: How about healthy?; title: No secret remedies; title: Magna carta natura; title: Healthy, wealthy, and secure.