BCGWA - The British Columbia Ground Water Association

This Newsletter is published quarterly, March, June, September and December by the B. C. Ground Water Association. For more information please contact: Secretary Treasurer, Joan Perry, 1708 - 197 A Street, Langley, B. C. V2Z 1K2 Phone or Fax: 604-530-8934

Click here for the BC Government Document: NEW STANDARDS TAKE EFFECT FOR PRIVATE WELL OWNERS

Click here to download the PDF file of an important update on Ground Water Protection Regulation (GWPR) from the BC Ministry of Environment. (updated Sept 17, 2007)

December 2007 Newsletter

President’s Address

I cut my front lawn last weekend, and this weekend it was buried under 13 inches of snow. If that wasn’t bad enough, the power went out for 12 hours, and it rained like the proverbial flood was coming. In fact the flood did come. With all the melting snow and rain, the Trans Canada Hwy was under water both North and South of Duncan. Then the wind took the power out again, and we told all but one of our drill crews to stay home and take a snow day.

And if that wasn’t bad enough, the phone stopped ringing. We haven’t written a new job in the book for almost a month. If you read this, call me so I know that the phones are still working. Luckily we made lots of hole while the sun was shining, and hope to be able to survive partial hibernation through December and January. Like many contractors we will make use of this time to catch up on deferred maintenance and paperwork.

A good part of our paperwork this month involves the implementation of a new comprehensive safety policy for our company. It is a 40 page document created with the help of a safety consultant that covers pretty much all of the specific WCB requirements for training, documentation and “due diligence”.

What is safety “due diligence”? It is the providing of all documentation, training, supervision and equipment as required by law to protect workers while on the job. If an employer fails to do his due diligence, and a serious incident were to occur, he would likely find himself down wind when the “doo doo” hits the fan.

If anyone would like a copy of this document in order to modify it for your own use, please contact me and I would be happy to send a copy by email. I also have an “Advertorial” that we published in some local newspapers to tell groundwater users and well owners that the Ground Water Protection Regulation exists, and that it affects them. If anyone would like a copy of this add for their own use, please help yourself. A blank copy appears elsewhere in the newsletter.

Joan, our amazing secretary, and Gilles our managing director are both stuck into convention preparations. We are going to have a top-notch conference and trade show this March, with presentations of interest to everyone in the drilling and groundwater industry, including system operators, geotechnical, geo-exchange, and geo-thermal drillers, pump installers, and professional technical members.

We hope to have several workshops prior to the convention. One for water system owners and operators, one for new drillers wanting to get certified and registered, and one for pump installers. We had a workshop in Duncan in November, where 3 drillers and 2 pump installers challenged the Canadian Ground Water exams. Another workshop we hope to run will provide crane operator training for Worksafe BC truck mounted crane certification. Crane operator certification is required for anyone who operates a crane that can reach 25 ft. OR lift 10,000 lbs. For details on crane operator requirements, visit the “Association for Crane Safety” website at www.bcacs.ca

If you want to take the Canadian Ground Water exam for Well Driller or Pump Installer certification at the conference in early March, you must be prequalified by the Canadian Ground Water Association. (Visit www.cgwa.org for details) And allow at least one month for processing. This is an opportunity for new young (or middle aged) drillers and pump installers to become certified in preparation for applying to the MoE for registration.

The Ministry of the Environment continues to work with your Ground Water Association on a number of issues. We are receiving financial support for training and publications, and in turn are providing financial support for work on the Wells Data Base well record backlog. The ministry is trying to arrange permits to allow well drillers to pump surface water for the purpose of well drilling, and we are collaborating on the creation of fact sheets and information pamphlets about ground water issues.

I have been waging a private campaign with APEG (the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists) to try and put pressure on some of the Engineering firms that require contractors to sign contracts that are very unreasonable, and in some cases illegal. I have some hope that an article may appear in their publications pushing for more ethical treatment of contractors.

My wife Kelly and I are heading off for another volunteering vacation in a Northern
Mountain Village in Thailand. (we volunteered in Tanzania 2 years ago). We leave in February for a month, so I expect to have some interesting water related stories to tell on our return.

I’m going to close now, and if anyone is still reading I would like to wish you the very best of the holiday season, and health and prosperity in the New Year.

Merry Christmas and Cheers to all.
David Slade
President BCGWA

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Comments

In reviewing the Reduction of Water Consumption article in the September issue of the Newsletter, I noticed that Domestic Hot Water Recirculation Pumps were not mentioned. Not pouring water down the drain while waiting for hot water at the faucet can result in huge water savings. It is a common idea that all new houses should be required by code to have a DHW recirculation line.

Rod Parker

Grundfos
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Report from the Managing Director

We are working hard towards a great 2008 Convention and Trade Show. In addition to the various presentations, we are going to offer the following workshops:

Workshop 1 - Level 1 & 2 Pump Installers

It has now become a trademark and it provides training for contractors interested in becoming Qualified Well Pump Installers.

Workshop 2 - Confined Space Entry

This workshop provides all the necessary information and training to work safely in confined space. It describes the hazards of working in confined space, the equipment used to monitor air quality in confined space, and the procedures to work in a safe environment. The participant will practice with real equipment during the workshop.

Workshop 3 - Drillers Training

This will be a “revised” version of the workshop given to date. The workshop will prepare drillers to become Qualified Well Drillers but also provide valuable information to existing drillers. It will cover:

basic principles of hydrogeology;
drilling methods and tools;
logging water wells;
testing water wells; and
filling reports (well logs, use of GPS).

Workshop 4 - Water Systems – Roles and Liabilities of Operators and Administrators

This workshop will provide information to water purveyors on their roles, responsibilities, and liabilities in operating a water purveying system.

We will also have great keynote and luncheon speakers:

Dr. Azit Mazumder, University of Victoria, will discuss Source Water Protection and Watershed Monitoring.

We are fortunate again, to host the NGWA McEllhiney Distinguished Lecturer series. F. Michael Krautkrame will give a presentation titled: "How Much Is Enough? Making Decisions in the Water Well Industry" This lecture will discuss rational methods by which to address questions such as: How deep is deep enough when drilling for a given customer? How sophisticated should the completion of a given well be? How much development of this well is warranted? What testing method should be used, at what rate, and for how long? And the biggest question of them all, how much water should you tell the customer he/she can reliably expect from this well?

Wayne Sawchuk will talk about an 85 day, two-person, six-horse and one dog expedition he completed in Northern BC. It lead to his involvement in the creation of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area (A wilderness and wildlife system of global importance).

Maude Barlow will be our speaker at the banquet. Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization, and the founder of the Blue Planet Project working internationally for the right to water. She serves on the boards of the International Forum on Globalization and Food and Water Watch and is a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council.
Maude is the recipient of six honorary doctorates as well as the 2005 Right Livelihood Award (known as the “Alternative Nobel”) and the best selling author or co-author of 16 books. Her latest are Too Close for Comfort: Canada’s Future within Fortress North America and Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water.

We will have one day of informative and technical presentations and one day will be reserved for the trade show. Please check our web (www.bcgwa.org) site where the schedule of the program will be posted.

Quite a program! We hope you will be able to come and enjoy it.

Gilles Wendling

The GROUND WATER PROTECTION REGULATION has been law for almost 2 years now, and it affects you.

The Ground Water Protection Regulation was created to protect the Ground Water Resource (Aquifers) and all of us that depend on it. If you live in the xxxx region, there is about a xx% chance that you depend on Ground Water as your principal water supply, and the safety of Ground Water depends on you.

The Regulation states that all Wells MUST be securely capped and covered, that the well casing should be 12 inches above ground, that only registered Well Drillers, or Well Pump Installers can work on water supply wells and pumps, and that all wells that are not used must be closed (sealed), by a registered Well Driller.

Unused wells and poorly completed wells and pump installations can provide a conduit for surface pollution and contamination to enter the ground and travel for miles through an aquifer, potentially causing illness and disease.

If you have concerns about your well or about any well, or if you have questions regarding Ground Water, wells, pumps or Aquifers, please stop by to pick up some free brochures, or contact us at the phone, fax, or email listed below, or visit our web site at .....

Christmas Party in Pakistan

What to give the boys for Christmas? True, they were all Muslims but due to the long years of British influence there was a holiday, and we wanted to do something for the twenty or twenty-five men who were in the camp. Why not a party? Just the thing! Their ordinary diet consisted of chappatis, a thin, tough pancake-like bread made of flour and water, and once a day, a few bits of vegetable, with occasionally a little meat served in a dish of liquid fire called chilli. So what could be better than a real feast?

O.E. gave the Overseer rupees one hundred ($20). He was at that point one of those ignorant Americans who did not know the buying power of a rupee. Soon preparations were under way. Being a mere woman, of course I wasn’t invited to the party, but I could go over with O.E. earlier in the day to see how things were progressing at the camp. Much had been done the day before. A place had been leveled and carefully covered with clean, white sand, hauled dear knows how far. Posts outlined the ‘Banquet Hall’ and gay paper pennants fluttered from the strings marking the boundaries. Two banana trees had been ruthlessly cut down and formed an imposing arch at the entrance.

There was a bustle of activity. A huge log had been bought for fuel to cook the pilou. A grizzled, weather-beaten cook, along with his two king-sized kettles had been employed. Some of the boys were busy dressing chickens, some were whacking away at the log and two were working in the shade of an upended charpoy mashing spices and chillies in a big bowl. All this without benefit of table or chairs and with only the crudest of utensils. A small trench was dug and lined with flat stones. In this at the proper time a fire would be built and the blackened kettles would be set to cooking the chicken and rice.

Toward evening the pilou began to smell most delicious. A pickup truck arrived from the Rest House five miles away with a beautiful, highly polished table and chairs borrowed for the distinguished guests. Charpoys, the native bed used for sleeping, sitting or furnishing shade in a pinch, were drawn into the enclosure. Everybody gathered for the opening ceremony-a speech by Murad, one of the coolies. Murad is very big for a Pakistani. He stood tall and imposing in his white shalwar and camise. The speech was in Punjabi, of course, but was later translated for our benefit. I still have it at home, a prized keepsake. He extolled the virtues of ‘Sahib.’ Spoke feelingly of how he looked after their welfare, and ended by calling down the blessings of Allah on him and his sons-daughters don’t count!

Then the feasting began. Pilou, pilou and more pilou-fine big oranges and apples-a candy made of sugar and milk boiled down to the consistency of fudge and covered with paper thin sheets of real silver-sweet cakes made rather in the shape of pretzels, golden brown and dipped in honey-all disappeared like magic. At last it was over and O.E. came home to find me sitting alone in the trailer, looking at the little crèche I had set up and feeling very sorry for myself.

Soon there was a knock at the door. It was the Overseer. Of course he must come in, have a cup of coffee and admire the crèche. Then to business. After hiring the cook and buying wood and all the food the crew and innumerable ‘brothers and cousins’ could possibly eat, he had rupees ten left, which he gravely extended. When he took his leave we went with him to the door. It was a lovely cool evening. The banana leaves rattled in the gentle breeze. A big star stood like a lamp
over the little mosque, gleaming in white tranquility. Was it on a night like this not so far away that the Christ Child was born? I liked to think so.

By Beth Erdman

Forwarded by Dick Erdman

This is how it appeared in the Water Well Journal in December 1960

Beth Erdman is the wife of O.E. Erdman, well driller, formerly of Elma, Washington, who was on a well drilling project in Pakistan.

The attached was written some time before 1960. Dick visited them in Lahore in July 1959 while on vacation from the ministry of agriculture in Saudi Arabia. By that time they had graduated to a plush home with servants. The author died in 1962 in Tehran, Iran still following her husband for 15 years of oversees adventure.

O.E. was a founding member of the Washington Well Drillers Association and Secretary Treasurer for many years. It was in this capacity that he represented the association at the founding of the national and was on the first Board of Directors.

Small Steps

- Compact fluorescent lights are about four times as efficient as conventional incandescent bulbs. The average home has 30 light fixtures, which consume close to $200 worth of electricity each year. Replacing just five bulbs with Energy Star-qualified CFL bulbs in areas that require more than three hours of light a day saves about $30 a year.

- In a recent workplace survey, 81 per cent of Canadians polled found their current employer’s environmental performance less than perfect. Whereas, only 18 per cent would classify their employers as “extremely green.” There are many ways to reduce your office’s ecological footprint. To save paper, don’t print a document if you don’t need to. Make it an office rule that all printing should be doublesided. Finally, this holiday season, try sending out a virtual, or e.mail Christmas card instead of a paper version.

Upcoming Events

A Vancouver Island Regional meeting has been tentatively scheduled for January 12, 2008 in Nanaimo at the Days Inn, 809 Island Highway South from 10:00 to 2:00. More details are to follow. Contact Paul Anderson, Vancouver Island Regional Director at 604-485-4250 or 604-483-1166.

BCGWA Convention

The Grand Okanagan Lakefront Resort
and Conference Centre
Kelowna, B. C.
Contact: BCGWA 604-530-8934

May 14-17, 2008
CanWell 2008
Shaw Conference Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
Contact: 780-386-2335
e.mail: awwda@xplornet.com

Membership Changes

Wisharts Waterwell Drilling
G.D. Hornby Island, B. C. V0R 1Z0
Ph: 250-218-7712
Rep: David Wishart

General Pump & Machine Inc.
PO Box 1429
Parksville, B C. V9P 2H4
Ph: 250-951-2146
Rep: Wayne Beil

Planet Pumps Inc.
44129 Yale Road, West
Chilliwack, B. C. V2R 4H2
Ph: 604-316-6270 Fax: 604-792-9515
Rep: Greg Stevenson

Pacific Bit of Canada Inc.
Unit 23, 18812-96th Avenue
Surrey (Port Kells), B. C. V4N 3R1
Ph: 604-513-4292 Fax: 604-513-4291
Rep: Hal Hinkkuri

Archer, Richard
Drillwell Enterprises Ltd.
4994 Polkey Road
Duncan, B. C. V9L 6W3
Ph: 250-746-5268 Fax: 250-746-8404

Kershaw, Rory
Drillwell Enterprises Ltd.
4994 Polkey Road
Duncan, B. C. V9L 6W3
Ph: 250-746-5268 Fax: 250-746-8404

The Fraser Valley Regional meeting was held on November 24th with 19 people including President David Slade.

The hottest topic in the Valley has been the “Water Strategy Plan”. The plan was ordered by the Minister to assess the long term sustainable use of groundwater in all jurisdictions in B. C. The “District of Langley” was selected to run a pilot programme on the plan. I sat on the committee which consisted of about 15 people, including government, agriculture, select water groups with local water interests etc. Our committee work has ended and the “Plan” is now in the hands of the local town counsel where it is destined to be forwarded to the Minister in Victoria.

Inception of the “Plan” will drastically change how the well drilling industry operates in the future. A couple of the main focal points of the “Plan” are contamination and aquifer depletion. This means drilling in troubled aquifers will be controlled and in severe cases likely not permitted.

Arsenic has become a very common word in the industry so we had Mike Simpson from the MoE give us an update. With the limit dropping to 10 PPB from 25 PPB a large number of wells are now over the limit.

We discussed well abandonment. There has been a huge number of wells replaced in the Hopington Aquifer leaving behind just about as many spent wells. Few of these have been properly abandoned. With such a large number of wells that need sealing one has to wonder what is the best way to tackle them. One contractor has pulled a few of them. Pulling is going to give you the highest results along with the highest cost. It could become cost prohibitive. My thoughts are to eliminate the need to bring in a drill rig. Design and make up a casing cutting tool that operates from electricity and would cut the casing at about the 20’ level.

The tool could be swung into the well with a Hiab. Once the casing is cut the upper 20’ would be extracted allowing for a complete bentonite seal from ground level to 20’. I believe this method will give protection results within a few percent of completely pulling the casing and at a considerably reduced cost.

The pace seems to have slowed a bit in the Valley but we are still moving along.

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.

Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore , according to every historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, every single one of them, form Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl.

We should have known…only women would be able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.

The BCGWA Okanagan Fall Regional meeting was held November 28th, 2007 in Vernon. There were approximately 45 members in attendance from across the region and approximately 6 guests. Several members of the Association Executive were present, including President David Slade, Vice President Remi Allard, Technical Director Scott Schillereff and Secretary Max Schibli. There was an excellent attendance by all divisions including numerous water well and geothermal industry drillers, several pump installers, hydrogeologists, and suppliers.

The meeting was extremely informative and productive as each speaker was engaged with questions. Several items for follow up were noted and these will be forwarded to your executive.

It was just before Christmas and the magistrate was in a happy mood. He asked the prisoner who was in the dock, ‘What are you charged with?’ The prisoner replied, ‘doing my Christmas shopping too early.’ ‘That’s no crime’, said the magistrate. ‘Just how early were you doing this shopping?’

On Thin Ice

With icy roads and unpredictable changes in weather, winter is definitely the most treacherous season to be on the road. You need to take extra precautions this time of year, and be especially vigilant when driving on highways and roads that are not as frequently ploughed, where conditions can be significantly more extreme.

If possible, avoid driving on the highway in poor weather conditions. If you need to make a trip, take the time to make sure both you and your vehicle are prepared.

Preparing your vehicle

Here are some tips to ensure your vehicle will operate optimally during the winter season:

Before you go

There are some key things you should do before you set out; by the time you’re on the road, it may be too late:

Behind the wheel

Taking extra care when driving in extreme winter conditions can enhance your safety, as well as that of the drivers around you.

In this newsletter, we present updates on a Ground Water Protection Regulation compliance project being planned, well record processing activities and report on the recent International Association of Hydrogeologists Conference in Otawa. In addition, we are including some information on the other regulations that drillers and Qualified Professionals should be aware of when drilling near surface water bodies.

Ground Water Protection Regulation (GWPR) Compliance Project Being Planned for 2008/09
The Groundwater Program has been asked by the Ministry of Environment to develop a province-wide compliance project for next year. The project under development involves doing random inspections on newly drilled wells to check if wells are constructed in accordance with the GWPR. Training for staff to do inspections is being planned for early 2008, with full project implementation planned for 2008/09 (beginning in April, 2008). More details on the proposed project will follow in the new year.

Well Record Data Entry
Work is being carried out in processing well construction reports (well records) this year. We have hired two new auxiliaries: Emilia Saarinen and Kristin Gustavsen to help with the processing and checking of incoming well records, Closure Reports and Schedule 2’s. We have also hired a data entry company (Elan) to enter the well records into the WELLS database as well as a data contractor who is doing well location work on both current and historical well records. Here is a summary of processing work completed in the last three months:

* These records have been entered into the WELLS Database, but may not yet be viewable for public viewing until they have been checked by staff.

In processing the well construction or closure reports, we are finding some issues:

Stay tuned: We are hoping to co-deliver another BCGWA GPS and Well Construction/Closure Report training workshop at the 2008 BCGWA AGM in March in Kelowna. We will provide more information on how to complete a well construction and well closure report as well as how to take an accurate GPS reading. For up to date information, please refer to the BCGWA website (BCGWA.org).

We are also looking for well drilling companies who would like to submit their well records electronically using EWELLS. If you are interested in submitting your well records electronically, please contact Lindsay Macfarlane (250-953-3408). Training can be arranged at your office location.

International Association of Hydrogeologists (Canadian National Chapter) International Conference in Ottawa
In October, Pat Lapcevic, Vicki Carmichael and Mike Wei of the Water Stewardship Division had the opportunity to attend the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Conference in Ottawa (the IAH is the main scientific association for professional hydrogeologists in Canada). Our staff presented two papers at the conference, entitled:

Government groundwater staff from the various provinces took advantage of the opportunity to meet the day after the conference to present what we do and what issues we face in our own provinces. All provinces, except New Brunswick, attended the 1-day meeting, as did the Geologicial Survey of Canada, Environment Canada, Health Canada, and Atomic Energy of Canada (Vicki and Mike attended from BC). It was interesting to see many common challenges as well as differences in how the provinces deliver groundwater programs. Here are some anecdotal information:

Drilling Near Water – What Drillers and Qualified Professionals Should Know
When drilling near surface water bodies in British Columbia, well drillers should be aware of current legislation that may restrict or impose certain requirements on drilling activities. The Water Act of British Columbia and the Water Regulation control, among other things, making changes in and about streams. The Riparian Areas Regulation under the Fish Protection Act may limit development activities on land adjacent to water bodies. In addition, the Fisheries Act of Canada protects fish and fish habitat.

Under the Water Act approvals are required prior to making changes “in and about a stream” although some minor changes are permitted under the Water Regulation upon satisfying certain conditions. A change in and about a stream is defined as:
(a) any modification to the nature of a stream including the land, vegetation, natural environment or flow of water within a stream, or
(b) any activity or construction within the stream channel that has or may have an impact on a stream.

The stream channel includes the bed of a stream and the banks of a stream, whether above or below the natural boundary and whether usually containing water or not, including all side channels.

The Fisheries Act of Canada is designed to protect fish and fish habitat. It is an offence under the Fisheries Act to harmfully alter, disrupt or destruct fish habitat, which is defined as spawning grounds and nursery, rearing, food supply and migration areas on which fish depend directly or indirectly in order to carry out their life processes. If a driller is in a situation where he is asked to drill within or adjacent to a stream channel, he should ask the owner or the person representing the owner of the property (e.g., consultant) if they have discussed the requirements of these laws with Ministry of Environment or Front Counter BC staff and are assured that they have all the requisite authorizations.

Riparian Area Regulation (RAR) calls on local governments to protect riparian areas (land immediate to a surface water body such as a stream or lake) during residential, commercial, and industrial development by ensuring that proposed activities are subject to a science-based assessment conducted by a Qualified Environmental Professional. The Riparian Areas Regulation will apply only to local governments located on the east side of Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and the Southern Interior, as these are the parts of the province that are experiencing the most rapid urban growth. This includes the following regional districts and all municipalities within them: Capital, Central Okanagan, Columbia-Shuswap, Comox-Strathcona, Cowichan Valley, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver (except the City of Vancouver), Nanaimo, North Okanagan, Okanagan-Similkameen, Powell River, Squamish-Lillooet, Sunshine Coast, Thompson-Nicola and the trust area under the Islands Trust Act. If a driller is uncertain whether he is drilling in a restricted area he should contact the local municipality or regional district and ask to speak with the planner designated to RAR activity.

If you have any questions about drilling near surface water bodies, please contact the nearest Ministry of Environment office.

From all of us at the Ministry of Environment, a very joyous and peaceful Christmas and Holiday Season to you all and the very best in 2008!

Regional and Headquarters Groundwater Contact Information
Lower Mainland Region (office in Surrey)
Tim Bennett, P. Eng., Section Head (604) 582-5227
Mike Simpson, Groundwater Protection Officer (604) 582-5205
Vancouver Island Region (office in Nanaimo)
Pat Lapcevic, P.Geo., Groundwater Hydrologist, (250) 751-3149
Sylvia Kenny, Groundwater Protection Officer (250) 751-3265
Graeme Henderson, Ground WaterTechnician, (250) 751-7119
Kootenay & Okanagan Regions (offices in Nelson and Penticton)
Des Anderson, P. Eng., Section Head (250) 490-8221
Groundwater Hydrologist, Vacant – To be filled
Trina Stewart, Groundwater Protection Officer, (250) 490-8276
Monty Miedreich, Groundwater Protection Officer (250) 354-6376
Thompson & Cariboo Regions (offices in Kamloops and Williams Lake)
Kevin Bennett, P.Eng., Groundwater Hydrologist, (250) 371-6319
Laurie Lyons, Groundwater Protection Officer, (250) 371-6280
Omineca – Peace Region (office in Prince George)
Dave Tamblyn, P.Eng., Groundwater Hydrologist, (250) 565-4458
Victoria – Headquarters
Mike Wei, P.Eng., Deputy Comptroller, Groundwater Hydrologist, (250) 356-5062
Vicki Carmichael, P. Ag., Groundwater Hydrologist, (250) 387-9465
Kevin Ronneseth, P. Geo., Groundwater Hydrologist, (250) 356-5180
Lindsay Macfarlane, Groundwater Data Technician, (250) 953-3408
Note: Tammy Blair is currently on temporary assignment at the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands until May, 2008; Lindsay Macfarlane is assuming Tammy’s duties.

To request additional well construction/closure forms, well identification plates, or the BC’s Ground Water Protection Regulation: What Private Well Owners Should Know brochures contact Lindsay Macfarlane (250-953-3408).