Industry Resources
Representing the Canadian water quality improvement industry.
A Canadian non-profit organization, and registered charity, based in Calgary that focuses on linking the field of hydrogeology (study of groundwater) to the WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) sector of international program development.
U.S. and international groundwater professionals – contractors, scientists and engineers, equipment manufacturers, and suppliers.
Representing the onsite and decentralized wastewater industry in Ontario, including educators, regulators, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, and other parties.
The licensing and regulating body for engineering in the province.
Governing the practice of professional geoscience in Ontario and reports to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines.
Ministry of the Environment
- Wells on your property – Information and rules for residential well owners and additional resources
- Well Aware A Well Owners Video (DVD) — contact our office for copies
- Map: Well Record Data – This interactive map allows you to search and view well record information from reported wells in Ontario
- Map: Permits to take water – Search for and view water-taking locations linked to active permits across Ontario
- Well Records – How to complete, submit, or get a copy of a well record
- Well Construction – Rules for the person who is constructing a new water supply well
- Technical Bulletins on Well Construction
- Water Supply Wells: Requirements & Best Practices
- Ontario Water Resources Act – R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 903
- Well Contractor Licence – How to get a well contractor licence
- Well Technician Licence – How to become a licensed well technician, and how to add a new class to an existing well technician licence
Ministry of Health – Small Drinking Water Systems
- Testing Well Water – a video with steps to properly test your water using the sample bottles provided by your local Public Health Units in Ontario (produced by the Communications Office of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit)
- Notice of Exemption from Treatment Equipment – Non-Municipal Year Round Residential Drinking Water System
- Find your local Public Health Unit for free well water testing for E.Coli and Coliform bacteria. Check your water spring, summer, and fall.
Research
- Water Policy and Governance Group: a multi-university, collaborative research team based at the University of Waterloo focused on water governance and water policy, emphasizing Canadian experiences.
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Private Water Well Stewardship in Ontario: Summary of the Findings of the Ontario Household Water Well Owner Survey 2008
Links
- Lifewater.ca – is a group of volunteers that trains, equips & supports the rural poor in Haiti & Africa to drill wells and build washrooms.
- Ontario Groundwater – Water Wells Map – Created to provide easier access to Ontario’s well data. Check out more information at the OGSR Library
- Well Water Testing – See links to well testing information, a service provided for testing at “My Water Quality” – an OGWA member, and links to OGWA member laboratories.