Water Protection & Sustainability Branch

Ground Water Resource Material

Brochures

• B.C.'s Ground Water Protection Regulation
     "What Private Well Owners Should Know" ( 221kb)
  
• Flowing Artesian Wells ( 2.0mb)
  
• Guide to Conducting Well Pumping Tests ( 632kb)
• How to Find a Septic Tank ( 1.40mb)
• Upgrading Wells in Pits ( 550kb)
• Well Protection and Ground Water Stewardship for Rural Areas
  
  

Fact Sheets - Ground Water Quality

• Total and Faecal Coliform Bacteria in Ground Water ( 180kb)
• Nitrate in Ground Water ( 968kb)
• Arsenic in Ground Water ( 1mb)
• Fluoride in Ground Water ( 950kb)
• Sodium in Ground Water ( 950kb)
• Iron and Manganese in Ground Water ( 167kb)
• Hardness in Ground Water ( 170kb)
  
  

Fact Sheets - Flood Preparation and Well Disinfection

• Water Wells - What to do Before the Flood ( 175kb)
• When Standard Water Well Chlorination Procedures are Ineffective ( 670kb)
• Water Well Disinfection - Using the Simple Chlorination Method ( 3.3mb)
  
  

Forms

• Application Form for Registration as a Qualified Well Driller( 144kb)
• Application Form for Registration as a Qualified Well Pump Installer ( 145kb)
  
• Well Construction/Closure Report Form - Front cover and back cover ( 85kb)
  
• Well Construction/Closure Report Form - Lithology Check Box Format ( 490kb)
  
• Pumping Test Report Form ( 52kb)
  
• Well Pump Installation Report Form ( 36kb)
  
• Schedule 2 ( 25kb)