There can be a variety of groundwater related permissions (or approvals) to allow for the construction and operation of a proposed development (or project).
Some examples include:
- To assess the potential of water supplies for developments on individual private wells, municipalities typically require developers to:
- retain qualified professionals and
- apply the Private Wells: Water Supply Assessment Guideline (D-5-5) published by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (the ministry).
- To assess the potential of sewage for developments on individual private sewage systems, municipalities typically require developers to:
- retain qualified professionals and
- apply the Individual On-Site Sewage Systems: Water Quality Impact Risk Assessment Guideline (D-5-4) published by the ministry.
- For wells, sewage systems and geothermal systems servicing communal developments and large construction projects that involve dewatering, developers and their contractors may require water taking and sewage works permissions.
- Municipalities require a water balance pre and post development to help determine and address storm water management.
- If there is a change in property use, the ministry and municipalities require developers to retain qualified professionals, to perform environmental site assessments, create conceptual site models and file records of site conditions.
Lusk Geo Inc. can determine the feasibility of a project by:
- performing a hydrogeological assessment,
- performing site testing, including a well construction program, to establish aquifer (groundwater) properties, and
- based on the testing and applying the appropriate guidelines and legislation, preparing and defending a scientific report with conclusions and recommendations.
