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  • Vector-borne Diseases
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    • Guidance Document: Ground Water at Risk of Containing Pathogens
    • Water System Assessment
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    • How Safe is Your Water?
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    • Drinking Water Protection Act
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Drinking Water Quality

Associations and Resources

Water Associations

• BC Water and Waste Association (best practices, technology, training, etc.)
• Canadian Water Resources Association (source water, hydrology and water quality)
• BC Ground Water Association (groundwater)

Small Water Associations and Resources

• Coastal Water Suppliers Association (coastal areas)
• Small Water Users Association of British Columbia
• Water Supply Association of BC (Okanagan and West Kootenay areas)
• Sustainable Infrastructure Society (umbrella organization and resource — all of B.C.)

Drinking Water Operator Training

• WaterSafe BC
• BC Water and Waste Association

Drinking Water Operator Certification

• Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP)

Groundwater Resources

• BC Ground Water Association
• BC’s Groundwater Protection Regulation: What Private Well Owners Should Know
• Well Protection Toolkit: Background
• Well Protection Toolkit Files (guide to protecting community groundwater supplies)

Source Water/Water Quality/Water Planning

• Water Use Planning
• Water Conservation
• Water Quality (guidelines and objectives)

Licensing/Permitting

• Rural Subdivision Approvals (guide)
• Water Users' Communities
• Community Watersheds
• Water Licences
• Water Utilities (certificates of public convenience and necessity)

Funding, Administration and Infrastructure

• B.C. Community Water Improvement Program
• Development Cost Charge: Best Practices Guide (2005) (for municipal/regional governments)
• InfraGuide: The National Guide to Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure

Federal Government (Health Canada) Links

• Water Talk Fact Sheets
• Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (and federal water quality documents)
• Bottled Water

First Nations Drinking Water

• Drinking Water and Waste Water (Health Canada)

Health Authority Drinking Water Programs

• Fraser Health Authority
• Vancouver Island Health Authority
• Interior Health Authority
• Northern Health Authority
• Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Maps and Other Resources

• Observation Well Network (background on groundwater monitoring information in the province)
• BC Water Resources Atlas (information on watersheds, water quantity and quality monitoring sites, aquifers, water wells and flood protection works)
• Integrated Registry (GeoBC: information on legal rights to Crown land through tenures, licences and permits)
• Water Survey Data
  

Other Links

• Waterbucket (sustainable approaches to water resources)

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