The Sustainable Water Well Initiative Business Case Report April 2011 Appendix 6: Online water well information resources Provider Description Website Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada A lot on water quality - groundwater information links to what is available in Alberta Information sheets on technical aspects of groundwater, wells, and quality issues Brochures, fact sheets for well owners http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/displayafficher.do?id=1187637343829&lang=eng Canadian Ground Water Association British Columbia Ministry of Environment Township of Langley, British Columbia Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Alberta Geological Survey Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Green Communities Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs du Quebec New Brunswick Department of Environment Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture Nova Scotia Department of Environment “A resident's guide to groundwater” information on groundwater BMPs including testing water quality, monitoring well head, land use and well decommissioning Factsheets on groundwater, water quality, and well maintenance “Water wells that last generations” online learning and planning modules Regional groundwater assessment reports Landowner’s Guide to Well Management – includes well head integrity, shock chlorination, water quality analysis Factsheet, worksheet and videos on well decommissioning The Best Management Practices series is a collection of books that outline best practices for farmers Booklets, factsheets, and a DVD on protecting well supplies Factsheets on water shortages, water quality, constructing and protecting water wells Extensive information on groundwater and well management (in French) Factsheets on how to maintain a safe well and live information the status of water resources in the province BMP Factsheets including well water quality and disinfection Factsheets for well owners including well construction, water testing and protection http://www.cgwa.org/education.htm http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/plan_protect_ sustain/groundwater/index.html http://www.tol.ca/index.php?option=com_co ntent&view=article&id=1063&Itemid=900 http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=2284 http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/de ptdocs.nsf/all/wwg404 http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/displayafficher.do?id=1192554726848&lang=eng http://www.swa.ca/WaterManagement/Grou ndwater.asp?type=DomesticWater http://www.swa.ca/WaterManagement/Grou ndwater.asp?type=DomesticWater http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/enviro nment/bmp/series.htm http://www.wellaware.ca/ http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/enviro nment/water/publications.htm http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/eau/souterrai nes/index.htm http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services /services_renderer.3877.html#serviceDescri ption http://www.nsfa-fane.ca/fact-sheets http://gov.ns.ca/nse/water/privatewells.asp 1 Prepared by GW Solutions Inc. for the Agri-Environmental Services Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada