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Maple Ridge Water Well FAQ

Drilling a Water Well in Maple Ridge and What You Need to Know

​In Maple Ridge, the water well drilling requirements fall under the groundwater resources in British Columbia (BC) and are managed safely and sustainably through various laws and guidelines that regulate water well drilling and groundwater usage.

Here is a brief overview of the principal regulations and requirements for water well drilling in the Maple Ridge and Whonnock areas.


  1. Water Sustainability Act (WSA): Since 2016, the WSA has been the cornerstone of the law for managing and protecting water resources in Maple Ridge (BC), including underground water sources.

    Suppose you plan to use groundwater in British Columbia for any purpose besides household (domestic) use. In that case, you'll need a water license and will be required to adhere to specific conditions to protect water quality and quantity.

    BC Water Sustainability Act outlines regulations for constructing, maintaining, decommissioning, and abandoning water wells.

  2. Groundwater Protection Regulation: This regulation establishes the standards for constructing, altering, maintaining, and decommissioning wells under the WSA.

    Only qualified and registered well drillers can undertake this work in Maple Ridge, unless there's an exemption.


    The rules specify all water requirements, such as well cap type, casing material, sealing the space around the casing to prevent wells from becoming conduits for pollutants, and record-keeping.

  3. Water Well Construction and Maintenance Standards: As a Maple Ridge well drilling contractor, we strictly adhere to guidelines for constructing and maintaining water wells in British Columbia to prevent groundwater contamination.

    These water well guidelines detail everything from where to locate water wells, the materials used in their construction, how to case and seal them properly, and how to decommission and report water wells no longer required. 


  • Groundwater Use Licensing: The Water Sustainability Act (WSA) requires anyone who diverts and uses groundwater for non-domestic purposes to obtain a water license.

    This includes using a groundwater source for anything other than domestic purposes after February 2016, when you needed to apply for a water license.


  • Well Construction Reports: The WSA mandates detailed reporting on water well construction. All Maple Ridge well reports on the construction, location, and aquifer characteristics of drilled wells are submitted to the Well Reports of the BC Ministry of Environment. This requirement is part of the broader regulatory framework to ensure sustainable groundwater management and protect aquifers.​

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​For the most accurate and up-to-date information about water well drilling in Maple Ridge, including specific provisions for British Columbia, consult the official WSA documentation and local government resources including the City of Maple Ridge

Environmental Management Act (EMA): While the WSA focuses on water use and water well construction, the EMA offers a broader framework for environmental protection.

This involves protecting the quality of groundwater and managing potential contamination. 
If you're thinking about drilling a water well in Maple Ridge, it's essential to familiarize yourself with these regulations. 

It is a good idea to consult with a professional well driller or an environmental consultant who is familiar with the local groundwater conditions and legal requirements.

Additionally, reaching out to the City of Maple Ridge for advice and ensuring you comply with all relevant regulations is crucial before beginning any drilling work.

City of Maple Ridge Contact Information

If you need detailed and accurate information regarding Maple Ridge bylaws and Building Permits prior to drilling a water well in Maple Ridge, it would be advisable to contact the City of Maple Ridge directly.

You can reach the City of Maple Ridge at:
  • Phone: 604-463-5221
  • Fax: 604-467-7329
  • After Hours: 604-463-9581
  • General Enquiries Email: Available through their contact page.
  • Address: 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada 
​Office hours for the City of Maple Ridge are 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Monday–Friday, closed on statutory holidays. The City of Maple Ridge will be able to provide you with the most current regulations, requirements, and any necessary building permit information prior to drilling a water well in Maple Ridge.
Maple Ridge Well Drilling​​ service area includes: Whonnock, Albion, Iron Mountain, Kanaka Creek, Port Hammond, Ruskin, Silver Valley & Webster Corners

Maple Ridge Well Drillers...

We appreciate our Maple Ridge clients and proudly drill many premium water wells in the Maple Ridge and Whonnock areas. We truly care and enjoy providing top-notch water well drilling throughout Maple Ridge
 
Drilled water wells play a huge part in everyday life for thousands of families and local business owners, including agriculture, hobby-farms, and many other community businesses that depend on the aquifers and groundwater resources to sustain their water requirements.

Call Maple Ridge Well Drilling or request a detailed, FREE online water well drilling estimate.  We also provide quick water well pump replacement and well pump repair estimates online.


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Maple Ridge Water Well FAQ


​Q: Maple Ridge Water Wells and Who Can Drill a Well?

A: Maple Ridge properties with a requirement for water will typically have the right to a domestic water well.  Water well drilling permits are not required, and Maple Ridge bylaws and BC Groundwater Regulations must be adhered to.

Please call Maple Ridge Well Drilling for information on your local well drilling regulations and requirements.
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Q: How Long Will a Water Well Last in Maple Ridge?

A: Quality drilled water wells in Maple Ridge should last for a very long time with today’s well drilling method and water well construction materials.

A drilled water well could last for up to 100-years in some areas, although this would not be common.  There are many variables to consider, it’s very important to do a good job siting a new water well prior to drilling to yield as much water as possible. If local aquifer conditions change, your local water well will hopefully remain productive.

Q: How Much Work Does It Take to Maintain a Water Well?

A: Very little water well maintenance is required, we suggest testing your well water annually along with periodic water well disinfection & flushing as required to maintain a clean, healthy well.

Q: How Safe is Groundwater?

A: In Maple Ridge, groundwater has generally been the best choice for a more stable, safer, and cleaner water resource on most local properties.  Maple Ridge Well Drilling is the local well drilling specialist in the Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge areas, and we are very familiar with the local aquifers.

Surface water resources such as rivers, dugouts, and many shallow dug wells; require much more maintenance. Treatment of well water often requires chlorination or UV sterilization for bacteria, parasites, etc.

A drilled water well is sealed and protected, so it’s typically more difficult to introduce bacteria as easily as other sources of water.

Q: How to Hire Well Drilling Company

A: Work with a local well drilling company that has a proven track-record in the area and has been in the local well drilling business for a long time.  Maple Ridge Well Drilling does the bulk of the new well installation in Maple Ridge because of our reputation.

Maple Ridge Well Drilling makes sure all our well drilling contractors have a safety program, insurance, and workers compensation coverage for their employees, with a highly proven success rate of quality drill wells in their history.

Q: What Services are Provided After my Well is Drilled

A: Maple Ridge Well Drilling provides a broad scope of water well services that may be required to get your water well operating, such as well pumps, water storage tanks, water treatment, & water well testing. We have our own in-house pumping installation team, and Jason has almost 40 years of full time experience in the industry.  Our clients love him!

Q: If My Water Well Stops Operating What Should I Do?

A: Turn off the well pump breaker at your breaker panel and call Maple Ridge Well Drilling as soon as possible, we will send out a local water well service technician quickly.

Q: What is Rotary Air Drilling?

A:  Rotary air drilling is just what it says. We drill using a large compressor to clean out the borehole. This is the cleanest and preferred modern well drilling method used today in the well drilling industry.

Q: What is the Cost to Drill a Well in Maple Ridge?

A: The estimated well drilling cost in Maple Ridge and the local area is dictated by location, geography, method of drilling & water well construction materials.

Local well drilling experience is vital to successfully complete drilled water wells in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Haney, Albion, Iron Mountain, Kanaka Creek, Port Hammond, Ruskin, Whonnock, Silver Valley & Webster Corners.  Expert well development and craftsmanship is required for long-lasting wells and managing the cost of well drilling.
 
Our goal is always to avoid drilling excessively deep whenever possible, eliminating water well problems such as saltwater intrusion that may occur in some areas of the Fraser Valley.

Drilling excessively deep not only increases the over-all well drilling cost in Maple Ridge but the risk of saltwater intrusion may also greatly increase in some areas.

Request a FREE well drilling estimate online for the cost to drill in the Maple Ridge area.

Well Drilling in Maple Ridge


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Maple Ridge Water Well Efficiency

With any water well drilling method in Maple Ridge the permeability of the formation around the bore-hole is reduced.

Here's an example, with the cable tool method of drilling for water, compaction and clay-smearing occurs. With the wet rotary drilling method, fluid infiltrates the aquifer and when reverse circulation is used, water that is loaded down with fines can often obstruct the formation as a vacuum effect occurs around the drill bit.

Water Well Development

Water well development in the Maple Ridge area is demanding and vital for superior water well completion to maximize the efficiency of a well by rehabilitating the aquifer after the disruption caused by the drilling and water well installation process.

Fine-particles surrounding a well-screen must be removed from the area to increase the permeability of the aquifer, with the use of air and our unique surge methods at Maple Ridge Well Drilling we greatly enhance our water well development process!  It's worth taking a little extra time to do RIGHT!

Water Well Screen Design & Selection


Maple Ridge Well Drilling understands the importance of water well-screen design, careful selection of a well screen is, without doubt, the most important consideration when constructing an efficient water well. A properly selected well-screen is designed to serve two basic purposes: to allow the un-obstructed entry of clean water free from sediment into the well, and to permit a maximum flow to the formation for water well development procedures.


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Search WELLS Database BC

British Columbia Ministry of Environment
 WELLS Database Maple Ridge


British Columbia Ministry of Environment - Maple Ridge Regulations
Water Well Regulations Maple Ridge

BC Ministry of Environment WELLS Database Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Haney, Albion, Iron Mountain, Kanaka Creek, Port Hammond, Ruskin, Whonnock, Silver Valley & Webster Corners.

The WELLS Database for Maple Ridge communities is regularly updated and managed by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment.

The provincial government's iMapBC is an important online portal to a wealth of open government data for the Maple Ridge to Whonnock area.

A valuable water resource, WELLS Database Maple Ridge is a self-serve online system, free of charge - available for public use, it you need any help please feel free to contact our office, we are always happy to help or answer questions.

Along with the British Columbia Water Well Regulations, Resources and the Maple Ridge Well Search Tool, you'll find the provincial land-use requirements, setbacks, Fraser Health Links, BC Water Rights Database  and other pertinent Maple Ridge & Whonnock water information and regulations with down-loadable reports and website links.

Maple Ridge Well Drilling provides BC Well Drilling Regulations for Whonnock and Maple Ridge, Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines is included in the official WELLS Database Maple Ridge Water Resource Library is hosted by Maple Ridge Well Drilling & Pump Services.
 
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British Columbia Ministry of Environment Regulations

Water Well Set-back Regulations for
Maple Ridge Area

In Maple Ridge Water Wells Should Not Be:

1)  Within a horizontal distance of 3 m (10') of an existing building.
2)  Within a horizontal distance of 30 m (100') of any probable source of contamination or point of waste discharge to the ground, such as a privy vault, cesspool, septic effluent field, manure heap, stable or pig sty; or
3)  Within a horizontal distance of 120 m (400') of any cemetery or dumping ground.

Not all water wells are drilled deep in Maple Ridge, in fact many wells will be far less than 200' deep.  If a water well is located near potential sources of contamination it is vulnerable and can become contaminated with the possibly of causing serious illness or even death.

British Columbia Water Well Regulations and the Ministry of Environment set-backs for water well in Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge are required to protect water resources from becoming contaminated from a multitude of possible sources.

To understand comparable well drilling depths in Maple Ridge, it's best to locate the Ministry of Environment set-backs and refer to your local resources including well drilling reports, resources are available at BC Water Well Search and local community bylaw offices.

Possible sources of well contamination include waste discharge to the ground, such as privy vaults (also known as an outhouse or pit toilet), cesspool (“overflow” pits), underground storage tanks, septic tanks an effluent field, stable or pig sty, manure heap, fertilizers and pesticides, runoff from urban areas, even a cemetery or landfill sites.

A water well drilled the Maple Ridge, Whonnock or any of the surrounding communities should be located on higher ground when possible to protect the well head from normal or seasonal flooding and possible surface drainage.

Both shallow wells and deep water wells located anywhere in the Fraser Valley can become vulnerable and should always be located away from surface drainage-ditches and other possible problems and sources of contamination.

Maple Ridge Well Drilling Requirements - Bylaws - Regulations - Government

BC Water Well Regulations - Well Drilling Pitt Meadows - Environment Groundwater & Bylaws

MOE Water Well Regulations - Well Drilling Maple Ridge - Environment Groundwater & Bylaws

BC Water Well Regulations - Well Drilling Whonnock - Environment Groundwater & Bylaws

NOE Water Well Regulations - Well Drilling Ruskin - Environment Groundwater & Bylaws

British Columbia Well Drilling Advisory - Flowing Wells

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