Ground Water and Water Well Act (L.M. 2012, c. 27). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Manitoba Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Institution Groundwater Well sinking/boreholes Authorization/permit Pollution control Freshwater pollution Certification Data collection/reporting Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purpose of the present Act is: a) to provide for the protection and stewardship of Manitoba's aquifers and groundwater; b) to ensure that the construction, maintenance and sealing of wells and test holes meet standards that protect: i) the environmental quality of Manitoba's aquifers and groundwater, and ii) human health and safety; and c) to provide for the collection and sharing of well, aquifer and groundwater information to better understand, manage, conserve, protect, develop and use Manitoba's aquifers and groundwater. The text consists of 95 sections divided into 11 Parts as follows: Introductory provisions (1); Licensing and certification (2); Protection of aquifers and groundwater (3); Additional measures, orders and compliance (4); Management of aquifers and groundwater (5); Public registry of groundwater information (6); General provisions (7); Regulations (8); Transitional provisions (9); Related and consequential amendments (10); Repeal,reference and coming into force (11). Full text English Website www.gov.mb.ca References - Legislation Repeals Ground Water and Water Well Act (C.C.S.M. c. G110). Legislation | Canada | 1987 (2008) Keyword: Institution, Groundwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX