Do Water Service Provision Contracts with Neighbouring Population Centres Reduce Drinking Water Risk on Reserves?

In 2011, 39% of drinking water systems on Canadian First Nations’ reserves were classified as high risk. In recent years some First Nations have contracted water services from neighboring population centres through ‘Municipal Type Agreements’. Using a unique data set of 804 First Nation water system...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woods, Bethany
Other Authors: Deaton, Brady
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Guelph 2014
Subjects:
First Nations
Infrastructure Partnerships
Local Intergovernmental Cooperation
Contracts
Transaction Costs
Economies of Scale
Standards
Drinking Water Quality
Probit
Canada
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10214/8071
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Summary:In 2011, 39% of drinking water systems on Canadian First Nations’ reserves were classified as high risk. In recent years some First Nations have contracted water services from neighboring population centres through ‘Municipal Type Agreements’. Using a unique data set of 804 First Nation water systems, I explore both factors that influence participation in MTAs and the effect of participation on the likelihood that a reserve will be under a boil water advisory. This analysis was completed with two probit models. The first model describes the likelihood that a First Nation will be in an MTA agreement. The second estimates the likelihood that a First Nation will be under a boil-water advisory. My primary finding is that MTA’s reduce the likelihood of a boil-water advisory. This is an important consideration when developing incentives or institutions that influence collaboration between First Nations and Canadian population centres. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

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