Water Stewardship Information Sources

Resource Name Groundwater Observation Well Network
Unique File Number 187
Information Type Monitoring
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 status and trend
Organization Ministry of Environment
Resource Name Groundwater Observation Well Network
Resource Purpose A program to collect, analyze and interpret groundwater information covering various developed aquifers in BC.
Type of Information hydrographs and groundwater quality data from 145 groundwater observation wells
How does this help decision making? Basic information about groundwater resources
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/data_searches/obswell/
Text Query
Google Earth
iMap Path Link Fresh Water and Marine/Active Observation Wells + Fresh Water and Marine/Inactive Observation Wells
Spatial Metadata https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?recordUID=60839&recordSet=ISO19115
Map http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/data_searches/obswell/map/obsWells.html
Contact Email [email protected]