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Water wells ... that last : a guide for private well owners in Alberta

Description

Private water well owners are responsible for managing and maintaining their water wells. This publication provides information for private well owners about how to properly manage water wells which is key to protecting groundwater supplies. Topics include: groundwater basics, water system planning, water well construction, contamination risks, monitoring, maintenance, water well rehabilitation, shock chlorination, troubleshooting well problems, water well decommissioning, water treatment, groundwater management and water well licensing.

Updated

March 1, 2019

Tags
drinking water groundwater livestock water private wells rural water shock chlorination water water quality water supply water supply and sanitation water wells

Title and publication information

Type
Guide
Alternative Title

Water wells that last

Alternative Title

WWTL

Extent

134 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture and Forestry

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Resource Dates

Date Created

2019-03-01

Date Added

2019-10-30T16:48:20.407231

Date Modified

2019-03-01

Date Issued

2019-03-01

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

716 (A10)

ISBN (pdf)

9781460143414

ISBN (print)

9781460143407

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry - Farm Water Supply Section

Contact Email

aginfocentre@gov.ab.ca

Contact Other

Publications J.G. O'Donoghue Building 7000-113 Street Edmonton, AB T6H 5T6 Phone toll free: 1-800-292-5697.