Working Well – Resources

The following Working Well information resources are available free of charge. Contact us to get free copies.

Program updates

Regular updates on what's happening in the Working Well program.

• Pilot Program Report 2008 - 2011
• Working Well Program Update

Brochure

• Working Well Program Brochure

Fact sheets

The following fact sheets can be found at Working Well: Clean Water Protected.

• Issue 1 – Ten Ways to Protect Your Well and Groundwater Supply
• Issue 2 – Water Well Design and Construction
• Issue 3 – Shock Chlorinating Your Well
• Issue 4 – Plugging Your Well
• Issue 5 – Upgrading Your Well in a Pit
• Issue 6 – Over-pumping Your Well
• Issue 7 – Measuring Well Water Levels
• Issue 8 – Well Owner Responsibilities
• Issue 9 – Drilling a New Well
• Issue 10 – Private Sewage Systems
• Issue 11 – Gas in Your Water Well
• Issue 12 – Taking Water Samples
• Issue 13 – Maintaining Your Cistern
• Issue 14 – Water Treatment for Well Owners
• Issue 15 – Protecting Your Well From Disasters
• Issue 16 – Cross Connections and Your Well

E-books

• Water Wells that Last

Videos

• Hidden Waters (Inside Education video)
• Shock Chlorination – Part 1 (YouTube video)
• Shock Chlorination – Part 2 (YouTube video)
• Taking Water Samples (YouTube video)

Other resources

• Water Testing Log Sheet (PDF, 40 KB)
• Well Management Log Sheet (PDF, 41 KB)
• Working Well Poster (PDF, 377 KB)

Well owner survey

On behalf of the Working Well program, the University of Alberta conducted a water well owner survey to learn more about the stewardship practices of private water well owners in Alberta, including factors that may encourage or discourage stewardship.

A report summarizing the survey findings and recommendations, prepared by the University of Alberta, is available:

• Alberta Water Well Survey: A Report Prepared for Alberta Environment (December 2010)

Contact

To book a Working Well workshop or order copies of program resources, contact the AEP Information Centre.