Links

Fill-able electronic well and pump installation logs are now available on NSE’s website, in two locations:

• Tips for Well Owners
• Private Wells under the Well Contractor’s link http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/water/wellcontractors.asp
• Resources under Permits and Forms link http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/resources/permits.asp

Well and pump installation logs can be submitted electronically by emailing your log as an attachment(s) to welldata@gov.ns.ca

 

Certification process for Well Drillers, Well Diggers, and Pump Installers

• Well Drilling Certificate of Qualification
• Pump Installer Certificate of Qualification
• Well Digging Certificate of Qualification

NSE Well Construction Regulations

https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envwellc.htm

Fact Sheets & General Information

• DWIT, the Drinking Water Interpretation Tool
• The Drop on Water Fact Sheets
• NS Provincial Information about Private Wells
• Private Well Testing
• DNR Interactive Maps

Private Well Water Testing

• NS Well Water Testing Information
• NS Water Testing Video - Helpful!
• Drinking Water Interpretation
• The Drop on Water - Facts about Water Quality and Contaminants
• Groundwater Atlas
• Groundwater Information
• Groundwater Risks

NS Well Logs Database

http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/groundwater/welldatabase.asp

Well Decommissioning

Well Decommissioning Guidelines

Well Decommissioning Record Form

Nova Scotia Homeowners’ Guide

Homeowners Guide – Wells – Septic – Oil Tanks – 2013

Well Maintenance

Johnson’s Chlorination Calculator

Please note: Web addresses above are subject to change beyond our control and without notice, and may not all be accurate.