Well Construction Regulations (N.S. Reg. 382/2007). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Nova Scotia Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Well sinking/boreholes Equipment Waterworks Groundwater Standards Data collection/reporting Certification Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Regulations enact the Environment Act. The Regulations lay down comprehensive provisions concerning the location, construction, maintenance and abandonment of wells. The text contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein, such as “ANSI” (American National Standards Institute), “annular space”, “aquifer”, “AWWA” (American Water Works Associations), “certificate holder”, “contamination”, “drilled well”, “flowing well”, “dug well”, “innovative well”, “pumping equipment”, “well digger”, “well driller”, etc. The text – consisting of 49 sections – deals with the following aspects: reference to codes and standards, certificates of qualification, well digger and well driller machinery identification, application for certificate of qualification, financial security for certificate holder, location of wells, source of potential contamination, well construction and materials, drilling, constructing, repairing and modifying drilled wells. Full text English Website www.gov.ns.ca References - Legislation Implements Environment Act (S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 1). Legislation | Canada | 1994 (2017) Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Polluter pays principle, Air quality/air pollution, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Environmental audit, Environmental fees/charges, Education, Research, EIA, Hazardous substances, Pesticides, Waste management, Inspection, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX