Consumer Resources – Ontario
- Information and rules for residential well owners for the proper location, construction, maintenance and abandonment of a well:
Wells on your property | ontario.ca - This manual provides best management practices and recommended techniques that help a person constructing a well to go beyond the minimum standards set by the Wells Regulation and better protect and minimize adverse impacts to our environment: Water Supply Wells: Requirements and Best Practices | ontario.ca
- This information is for people who rely on drinking water from a privately owned water source such as a well and other private drinking water systems (e.g., water from cisterns, treated lake water): Well Water Testing (Private Drinking Water) | Public Health Ontario
- Learn about the availability of groundwater for rural use, the effect of pumping on aquifers and how to manage the use and impact on groundwater. This technical information is for farmers and rural residents: Managing the quantity of groundwater supplies | ontario.ca
- Learn about groundwater and private water supplies. This information is for farmers and rural residents: Understanding groundwater | ontario.ca
- Learn about groundwater protection, including well capture zones and groundwater vulnerability to contamination: Protecting the quality of groundwater supplies | ontario.ca
- Learn about water quality testing, the interpretation of water quality test results and commonly available treatment methods for private water wells: Testing and treating private water wells | ontario.ca
- Learn how to disinfect your private water well: Disinfecting private water wells | ontario.ca