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Working well : clean water. Well protected [2022]

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These fact sheets are part of a series for the Working Well Program and are designed for private well owner education. The objectives of the program are to: advise private well owners of their... More ≫

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These fact sheets are part of a series for the Working Well Program and are designed for private well owner education. The objectives of the program are to: advise private well owners of their responsibility to manage and maintain their wells to ensure safe drinking water supplies; provide well owners with a basic understanding of groundwater science, how to operate and maintain water wells and how to recognize the potential impacts their land-use activities have on provincial groundwater resource; and provide the knowledge and skills needed to adopt recommended best management practices.

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Working well : clean water. Well protected [2019]

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These fact sheets are part of a series for the Working Well Program and are designed for private well owner education. The objectives of the program are: to advise private well owners of their... More ≫

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These fact sheets are part of a series for the Working Well Program and are designed for private well owner education. The objectives of the program are: to advise private well owners of their responsibility to manage and maintain their wells to ensure safe drinking water supplies; to provide them a basic understanding of groundwater science, how to operate and maintain water wells and how to recognize the potential impacts their land-use activities have on provincial groundwater resource; and to provide the knowledge and skills needed to adopt recommended best management practices.

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Water wells and ground source heat exchange systems directive

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The directive outlines requirements for drilling, construction and reclamation of water wells previously found in Part 7 of the Water (Ministerial) Regulation and include requirements for the... More ≫

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The directive outlines requirements for drilling, construction and reclamation of water wells previously found in Part 7 of the Water (Ministerial) Regulation and include requirements for the drilling of vertical closed-loop ground source heat exchange wells (cased or uncased boreholes) completed above Alberta’ base of groundwater protection (the depth at which groundwater is estimated to transition from non-saline to saline). The requirements in the Directive are deemed enforceable by reference in the Water (Ministerial) Regulation. The Directive does not apply to horizontal or submerged closed-loop ground source heat exchange systems.

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Working well : clean water. Well protected [2017]

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Private water well owners in Alberta are responsible for managing and maintaining their water wells. The Working Well program, and these fact sheets, provides well owners with information to... More ≫

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Private water well owners in Alberta are responsible for managing and maintaining their water wells. The Working Well program, and these fact sheets, provides well owners with information to properly care for their wells.

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Working well program update

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Working Well is a province-wide program that encourages Alberta’s water well owners to manage and protect their wells and common groundwater supplies. This resource provides regular updates on... More ≫

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Working Well is a province-wide program that encourages Alberta’s water well owners to manage and protect their wells and common groundwater supplies. This resource provides regular updates on what's happening in the Working Well program.

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Working well : clean water. Well protected [2015]

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Private water well owners in Alberta are responsible for managing and maintaining their water wells. The Working Well program, and these fact sheets, provides well owners with information to... More ≫

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Private water well owners in Alberta are responsible for managing and maintaining their water wells. The Working Well program, and these fact sheets, provides well owners with information to properly care for their wells.

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