Simcoe, Ont. – The National Ground Water Association provides a wealth of educational material to help contractors and well owners keep on top of best practices. Here we share a few useful links to educational tools and videos from the association and other ground water related organizations.
Water covers nearly three-quarters of the earth’s surface, the NGWA notes on its National Ground Water Awareness Week website. It is mainly in oceans but is also found as rivers, lakes, snow and glaciers. Freshwater lakes and rivers, ice and snow, and ground water hold only 2.5 per cent of the world’s water, which most of it (about 70 per cent) comes from glaciers and permanent snow cover. Of the total world’s freshwater supply, 30 per cent is ground water, including soil moisture, wetland and permafrost. By comparison, saltwater oceans and seas contain 97.5 per cent of the world’s water supply.
Ground water myths:
• Ground water moves rapidly.
• Ground water migrates thousands of miles.
• There is no relationship between ground water and surface water.
• Ground water removed from the earth is never returned.
• Ground water is mysterious and occult.
• Ground water is not a significant source of water supply.
Source: National Ground Water Association
Health Canada: What’s in your well?
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/water-eau/well-puits-eng.php
Well Aware (Ontario)
Global Water Waste
NGWA ground water facts
http://www.ngwa.org/Fundamentals/use/Pages/Groundwater-facts.asp
Tip sheet
http://www.wellowner.org/private-well-owner-tip-sheet/
Annual checkup
http://www.wellowner.org/annual-checkup/
Finished well checklist
http://www.wellowner.org/finished-well-checklist/
Well Owner Maintenance Practices
http://www.wellowner.org/well-owner-maintenance-practices/
Selected Contaminants of Concern
http://www.wellowner.org/selected-contaminants-concern/
Reasons to Test Your Water
http://www.wellowner.org/water-quality/reasons-to-test-your-water/
Selected contaminants of concern
http://www.wellowner.org/selected-contaminants-concern/
Asbestos in water supply
https://www.asbestos.com/exposure/water-supply/
Water well disinfection
http://www.wellowner.org/water-well-disinfection/
Water: Use It Wisely
The Private Well Class instructional videos
http://privatewellclass.org/videos
Ground Water Awareness Week in Canada is made possible in part through the support of the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC).
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