
Wells Help Desk & Records in Ontario
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) operates a public Wells Help Desk to help ensure that information is available to the public. The Wells Helps Desk also receives and forwards well complaints to the appropriate ministry office, answers general questions on wells, assists well owners to locate their well record and assists the well industry sector in obtaining licenses, well record forms and well tags (MECP, 2021).
MECP Wells Help Desk
Mailing Address:
Wells Help Desk
Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
125 Resources Road
Toronto ON M9P 3V6
Phone: Toll-free: 1-888-396-WELL (9355)
Fax: 1-416-235-5960
Email: wellshelpdesk@ontario.ca
Well Records & Requests
How to complete, submit or get a copy of a well record.
Well Records Open Data Catalog
Information and rules for residential well owners, including the proper location, construction, maintenance and abandonment of a well can be found at Wells on your property.
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Ontario Drinking Water Quality and Enforcement Open Data
‘Ontario has a comprehensive set of measures and regulations to help ensure the safety of drinking water.
The following dataset contains information about the drinking water systems, laboratories and facilities the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is responsible for monitoring to ensure compliance with Ontario’s drinking water laws.
The dataset includes information about:
- the number and type of registered systems and laboratories
- drinking water quality test results
- adverse water quality incidents
- activities to support reduced lead in drinking water
- enforcement activities related to inspections
- orders and convictions
- system operator certification’ (Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, 2020).
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Statistics Canada Data
The following data sets are provided by Statistics Canada based on information they’ve collected.
If you own a water plant and would like to contribute, visit Biennial Drinking Water Plants Survey (DKWP).
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Data
Households and the environment survey, primary type of drinking water consumed
Operation and maintenance costs of drinking water plants
Physical flow account for water use
Population served by drinking water plants
Potable water use by sector and average daily use
Potable water volumes processed by drinking water plants, by month
Potable water volumes and population served from drinking water plants, by treatment category
Public owners of potable water assets by drinking water advisories issued, Infrastructure Canada
Source water type and unit processes for water treatment by drinking water plants
Water discharge in manufacturing industries, by point of discharge and by industry
Water discharge in manufacturing industries, by type of final treatment and industry
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