Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Start Over

Filtering by: Subject Nitrates -- Environmental aspects -- Oregon -- Morrow County Degree Name Master of Arts (M.A.)

Who's afraid of a little nitrate? : discovering impediments and incentives in following best management practices related to water quality within the southern Willamette Valley groundwater management area

Creator:

Rolston, Irene

Abstract:

Thesis summarizes interviews with growers residing within the Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) in the Southern Willamette Valley of Oregon. Informal and semi-structured interviews were used to identify perceived impediments and incentives perceived by local farmers in following best management practices related to water quality. Results from the interviews were coded...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

Area. Chapter One Introduction On May 10, 2004, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ