Private Wells & Cisterns
Private Wells
Contact Us
For more information
Call 905-546-2489 or
Email [email protected]
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Water Wells Help Desk
Contact the Water Wells Help Desk at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment if you have questions or are looking for information about:
- your individual water well drilling records
- materials for wells such as well tags, well record forms, homeowner packages
- licensing associated with well construction
- submission of completed water well records
- follow-up actions for well owners with poor water quality tests
- regulatory requirements under Regulation 903 (Wells) under the Ontario Water Resources Act.
Water Wells Help Desk
Phone: 1-888-396-9355
Fax: 416-235-5960
Email: [email protected]
Abandoned wells
All abandoned wells raise health, safety and environmental concerns. Contaminated surface water, agricultural runoff and effluent from private sewage disposal systems can enter the groundwater through abandoned wells and cause pollution of other wells in the area used for drinking water.
To help private property owners decommission abandoned or unused wells, the City of Hamilton offers a grant program to residents for the plugging and sealing of abandoned or unused water wells. The grant covers 100% of the cost up to $1000 per well for a limit of 2 wells per property. The decommissioning must be completed by a licensed contractor in order to be eligible.
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