Groundwater and Wells Presentation Slides

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Wells and Groundwater Conservation 
Workshops in the 
Islands Trust Area
Our Groundwater, Our Responsibility 

Why Are We Here?
Water is an on-going concern in the 
Islands Trust Area
Islands Trust Council Strategic Plan 
2014-2018
Commitment to protecting water 
quality and quantity
Water conservation advocacy and 
education

Acknowledgement
http://www.rdn.bc.ca/

*Please Register Your Domestic Well*
Registering your domestic wells creates a record in the Ministry of Environment Wells 
Database. This database is a very important source of information on wells, aquifers 
and groundwater and is used by the public, industry, government and academia for 
research and resource management purposes.
Well registration is not compulsory, but provides you with many benefits, such as 
protecting your rights for domestic use of groundwater and storing useful information 
on your well.
To check if your well is already registered, please search the Wells Database: 
https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/wells/public/indexreports.jsp
or call Front Counter BC: 1-877-855-3222
To register your well, please complete and submit this form as instructed: 
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/water-
wells/well_registration_form.pdf
Note that well registration and groundwater licensing are not the same thing(see 
pages 55 & 56).
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Todaywe’llbecovering
1.Understandinggroundwater
2.Understandingyourwell
3.Wellprotection
4.Droughtmanagement
5.Groundwater Licensing
6.Watertesting
7.Watertreatment
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Whyis this Information 
Important?
Youare yourown watermanager. Looking 
after your well/aquifer helps ensure:
-Reliable, safe and clean water
-Longer well life; lower costs
-Maintain property value
-Environmental Stewardship
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Aquifers & Groundwater
Waterbetween grains
ofsand
Photocredit:NaturalResourcesCanada
Waterinrock 
fractures
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Understanding  
Groundwater

Coastal Aquifers
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Photocredit:NaturalResourcesCanada
Understanding  
Groundwater

Wells and Aquifers on Your Island
To find a map of your island showing 
registered wells and classified aquifers:
Step 1: go to http://maps.gov.bc.ca/ess/sv/wrbc/
Step 2: Under “Map Layers” click on the “+” next 
to Water Wells and select the box next to “Water 
Wells All”. 
Then click on the “+” next to Aquifer Classification 
and select box next to “Aquifers –BC –Outlined”. 
Step 3: zoom into your area of interest on the 
map.
Step 4: add other layers in the same way to see 
other information of interest.
Understanding  
Groundwater

Additional Information
Access reports on local groundwater studies by searching 
the “Eco Cat” at: 
http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/acat
Access water levels and chemistry data from the Provincial 
Observation Well Network data at (not on all islands): 
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/data_searches/obswell/map/
Understanding  
Groundwater

Howa WellWorks
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Understanding  
Your Well

What kind of well do Ihave?
Photocredit: BCFLNRO, IslandHealth
Thereare3 commonwelltypes.
DrilledWells
DugWells
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