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Citation Kenny, S; Pat Lapcevic; Hornby Island Domestic Well Monitoring Study; Ministry of Environment, Water Stewardship Division; 2010; 56 p
Organization Ministry of Environment
URL http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/plan_protect_sustain/groundwater/wells/hornby-domestic-monitoring_finalreport_sept2010.pdf
Abstract/Description or Keywords Monitoring of water quantity and quality in developed aquifers is essential to ensure that groundwater resources are used and managed sustainably. In this study, the owners of four domestic wells in the Mount Geoffrey aquifer, Hornby Island, monitored their water levels for more than a year using submerged airlines. The domestic study wells are located in the Sandpiper Beach subdivision, down slope of provincial observation well 288 that has been active since 1984, and presently is instrumented with a float-type monitoring device and data logger that stores groundwater level readings on a continuous (hourly) basis. The intent of the study was to evaluate how well the air-line devices worked under field conditions, compile the groundwater level information from wells in different parts of the aquifer, and assess the potential correlation between seasonal fluctuations in the observation well and the domestic wells.
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Regional Watershed Southern Gulf Islands
Sub-watershed if known
Aquifer # 438
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