What is the Ground Water Protection Regulation?

On November 1, 2005, a new regulation that affects all private well owners in B.C. came into force to improve the safety and quality of British Columbia’s ground water resources.

The Ground Water Protection Regulation establishes standards to protect ground water supplies by requiring all water wells in British Columbia to be properly constructed, maintained, and, at the end of their service, properly deactivated and ultimately closed.

For a PDF of this new Regulation Click Here