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Protecting Water Sources: How to Properly Seal an Unused Well

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A LICENSED WELL CONTRACTOR will know what to do whether you have a dug well or a drilled well.

A LICENSED WELL CONTRACTOR will:  check relevant records  check the well site for access and inspect well construction  perform a video inspection if no well record exists  select methods and prepare equipment  select what kind and how much plugging material to use

Remove and safeguard the Well Tag. (if the well has one)

Finally, the LICENSED WELL CONTRACTOR will: complete the well record  include the coordinates of the well  provide a copy to the well owner  send the well record and well tag  to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change

Find a well record:  http://www.ontario.ca/page/well-records Find a licensed water well contractor:  http://www.waterwellontario.ca/qry_cntr.asp

See these links for more: http://www.ontario.ca/page/wells-your-property  https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/4424/o-  wwbmp-chapter-15-abandonment-how-to-plug-amp.pdf http://quintesourcewater.ca/web/protecting-water/caring-for-  your-well/ http://quintesourcewater.ca/web/resources/videos/ 

Questions? www.quintesourcewater.ca 613-968-3434 or 613-354-3312 info@quinteconservation.ca