Ground Water Resources of British Columbia

Table of Contents

• Authors and Reviewers
• Dedication
• Preface

Chapter 1

• INTRODUCTION

Chapter 2

• ORIGIN, OCCURRENCE AND MOVEMENT OF GROUND WATER

  2.1	INTRODUCTION
  2.2	GROUND WATER AND THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
  2.3	GROUND WATER FLOW
  	2.3.1     Concept of Hydraulic Head
  	2.3.2     Hydraulic Gradient
  	2.3.3     Darcy's Law
  2.4	WATER TABLE AND THE SATURATED ZONE
  2.5	GROUND WATER FLOW SYSTEM

Chapter 3

• GROUND WATER QUALITY — CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF GROUND WATER

  3.1	INTRODUCTION
  3.2	MINERAL CONSTITUENTS
  3.3	QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS
  3.4	WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

Chapter 4

• GEOLOGY AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN THE SEARCH FOR AND THE ASSESSMENT OF THE GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Chapter 5

• GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION: OCCURRENCE, SOURCES
  AND TRANSPORT OF CONTAMINANTS IN GROUND WATER

  5.1	INTRODUCTION
  5.2	OCCURRENCE OF GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION
  	5.2.1     Definition of Ground Water Contamination
  	5.2.2     Potential for Ground Water Contamination and Loss of Water Quality
  	5.2.3     Risks Associated with Contaminated Ground Water
  	5.2.4     Standards, Guidelines and Regulations Affecting Ground Water Quality in              British Columbia
  5.3	PRINCIPLES OF CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT
  	5.3.1     Properties of Contaminants
  	5.3.2     Soluble Contaminants: the Formation and Behaviour of Contaminant              Plumes
  5.4	PREVENTATIVE MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF GROUND WATER QUALITY
  	5.4.1     Good Well Design
  	5.4.2     Siting and Design of Waste Disposal Activities
  	5.4.3     Remedial Action at Contaminated Sites
  	5.4.4     The Need for Improved Regulation

Chapter 6

• GROUND WATER AND HUMAN HEALTH

Chapter 7

• THERMAL SPRINGS

Chapter 8

• GROUND WATER REGIONS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

8.1	CLASSIFICATION OF GROUND WATER REGIONS
8.2	DESCRIPTIVE COMPONENTS OF GROUND WATER REGIONS
8.3	IMPORTANT AQUIFERS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Chapter 9

GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF THE BASINS, LOWLANDS AND PLAINS

9.1	COASTAL BASINS, LOWLANDS AND PLAINS
	9.1.1     Fraser Lowland
	9.1.2     Nanaimo and Georgia Lowlands
	9.1.3     Gulf Islands
	9.1.4     Suquash Basin and Islands
	9.1.5     Alberni Basin and Estevan Coastal Plain
	9.1.6     Queen Charlotte Lowland
	9.1.7     Hecate Lowland
9.2	INTERIOR BASINS AND PLAINS
	9.2.1     Fraser Basin
	9.2.2     Rocky Mountain Trench
	North Rocky Mountain Trench Section
	South Rocky Mountain Trench Section
	9.2.3     Liard Plain and Nass Basin
	Liard Plain
	Nass Basin
9.3	FORT NELSON LOWLAND

Chapter 10

GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF THE PLATEAUS AND HIGHLANDS GROUND WATER REGIONS

10.1	INTERIOR PLATEAUS AND HIGHLANDS
	10.1.1   Thompson Plateau
	10.1.2   Nechako Plateau
	10.1.3   Fraser Plateau
	10.1.4   Okanagan Highland
	10.1.5   Shuswap Highland
	10.1.6   Quesnel Highland
	10.1.7   Yukon Plateau and Stikine Plateau1
10.2	Liard Plateau
10.3	Alberta Plateau

Chapter 11

GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF THE MOUNTAIN GROUND WATER REGIONS

11.1	INSULAR AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS, INTERIOR MOUNTAINS
11.2	ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS
	11.2.1   Rocky Mountains
	11.2.2   Rocky Mountain Foothills

Chapter 12

MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Chapter 13

CASE HISTORIES

13.1	GROUND WATER SUPPLIES USED IN AGRICULTURE
13.2	PULP MILLS USING GROUND WATER SUPPLIES
13.3	THE USE OF GROUND WATER IN FISH HATCHERY OPERATIONS
13.4	GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT FOR MINING IN THE HIGHLAND VALLEY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
13.5	THE USE OF GROUND WATER IN AIR CONDITIONING
13.6	EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A GROUND WATER SOURCE FOR THE TOWN OF SMITHERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA
13.7	POOR MANAGEMENT OF AN AQUIFER SUPPLYING IRRIGATION WATER TO TWO RANCHES IN THE SEMLIN VALLEY EAST OF THE VILLAGE OF CACHE CREEK
13.8	MONITORING, MIGRATION, AND CONTROL OF A ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE CONTAMINANT PLUME IN A GRAVEL AQUIFER

Appendices

APPENDIX 1 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS

APPENDIX 2 - LIST OF AUTHORS AND REVIEWERS

References