Acts and Regulations

93-203 - Potable Water

Section 3
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3(1)The Minister shall issue to a person who bores, drills, digs or redrills a well a voucher that permits the owner of the well to have a sample of water from the well tested for the presence of inorganic substances and micro-organisms at the Provincial Analytical Services.
3(2)Every person who bores, drills, digs or redrills a well shall, before commencing the work, give a voucher to the owner of the well for a fee of one hundred and thirty-two dollars which includes a fee of one hundred and ten dollars for testing a sample of water from the well for the presence of inorganic substances and micro-organisms at the Provincial Analytical Services.
3(3)Every person who bores, drills, digs or redrills a well shall, on completion of the work, attach a well identifier tag that is provided by the Minister
(a) to a portion of the well that is above the land surface, or
(b) to any other portion of the well with the prior written approval of the Minister.
3(4)Except with the prior written approval of the Minister, no person shall remove a well identifier tag referred to in subsection (3) that is attached to a well.
3(5)A well identifier tag attached to a well under subsection (3) shall bear an identifier number that is the same as the identifier number on the water well driller’s report for the well.
3(1)The Minister shall issue to a person who bores, drills, digs or redrills a well a voucher that permits the owner of the well to have a sample of water from the well tested for the presence of inorganic substances and micro-organisms at the Provincial Analytical Services.
3(2)Every person who bores, drills, digs or redrills a well shall, before commencing the work, give a voucher to the owner of the well for a fee of one hundred and thirty-two dollars which includes a fee of one hundred and ten dollars for testing a sample of water from the well for the presence of inorganic substances and micro-organisms at the Provincial Analytical Services.
3(3)Every person who bores, drills, digs or redrills a well shall, on completion of the work, attach a well identifier tag that is provided by the Minister
(a) to a portion of the well that is above the land surface, or
(b) to any other portion of the well with the prior written approval of the Minister.
3(4)Except with the prior written approval of the Minister, no person shall remove a well identifier tag referred to in subsection (3) that is attached to a well.
3(5)A well identifier tag attached to a well under subsection (3) shall bear an identifier number that is the same as the identifier number on the water well driller’s report for the well.