Water Protection & Sustainability Branch

The Ground Water Reference Library

Recent Publications

• Hornby Island Domestic Well Monitoring Study (final report 2010)( 1mb)
• The Intrusion of Seawater into the Fractured Bedrock Aquifer
  on East Point Peninsula, Saturna Island ( 2.4MB)
  
• State of Understanding of the Hydrogeology of the Grand Forks Aquifer ( 9.4mb)
  
  

Aquifers

• An Aquifer Classification System for Ground Water Management in British Columbia
• Guide to Using the B.C. Aquifer Classification Maps for the Protection and Management of Ground Water ( 1.39MB)

Ground Water

• Glossary of Ground Water Terms
• Ground Water Mapping and Assessment in British Columbia
  These publications are also available for purchase at Queen's Printer Publications (search using ground water as a key word).
  • Volume 1 Review and Recommendations and
  • Volume 2 Criteria and Guidelines
• The Ground Water Resources of British Columbia
• Ground Water Quality Fact Sheets
  These seven fact sheets provide general information on total and faecal coliform bacteria; nitrate; arsenic; fluoride; sodium; iron and manganese; and hardness and their main occurrence in the province.

• Current Ground Water Conditions in British Columbia through selected observation wells.
• Environmental Assessment Act: Reviewable Ground Water Projects

Wells

• Frequently Asked Questions: Water Wells and Well Water Quality
• Should I Get My Well Water Tested?
  From the Ministry of Health  Health Files
• Well Protection Toolkit

Other Resources

• Guidelines for Evaluating Long-Term Well Capacity for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

• EcoCat: The Ecological Reports Catalogue (search for ground water-related reports here)

• Framework for a Hydrogeologic Study in support of an Application for a Project Approval Certificate under the Environmental Assessment Act and Regulations
  • Framework for a Hydrogeologic Study Older document
    
    
• Drinking Water Program (Ministry of Health)

Maps

• Water Resources Atlas
• IMap BC