Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Resource Name | WELLS database |
|---|---|
| Unique File Number | 126 |
| Information Type | Inventory |
| Surface Water | B |
| Aquatic Ecosystem | B |
| Groundwater | A |
| Groundwater & Surface Water | A |
| Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards | B |
| Strengths | |
| Limitations | |
| Challenges | |
| Outstanding Research Questions | |
| Outstanding Research Questions | |
| Information Subtype | water resource |
| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| Resource Name | WELLS database |
| Resource Purpose | Information on existing wells taken from driller's construction reports |
| Type of Information | Date of well installation, depth of well, location, substrate material |
| How does this help decision making? | Provides information on existing registered wells |
| Program Status | Ongoing |
| NE Coverage | Coverage in NE BC |
| Drinking Water | |
| Ecosystem | |
| Fish | |
| Groundwater | Y |
| Public Safety | |
| SW Quality | |
| SW Quantity | |
| Link | http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/plan_protect_sustain/groundwater/index.html |
| Text Query | https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/wells/public/indexreports.jsp |
| Google Earth | http://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/kml/BCGov_Freshwater_and_Marine_loader.kml |
| iMap Path Link | Fresh Water and Marine/Water wells… + search for "wells" |
| Spatial Metadata | https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?recordUID=60839&recordSet=ISO19115 |
| Map | |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |