Water well capture zones

Well capture zones are intended to identify potential areas of risk to aquifers where the release of contaminants could affect the water quality of community wells. The information was compiled as a discreet project under the 'Yukon Water Strategy' and represents a 'snapshot in time' of the Drinking Water Systems. Well capture zones were identified using a combination of buffers, analytical methods, and groundwater flow modelling using the Waterloo Hydrogeologic Inc. Visual MODFLOW.

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Contact Person	{"en": "Government of Yukon; Government of Yukon; Geomatics Yukon", "fr": "Gouvernement du Yukon; Gouvernement du Yukon; Geomatics Yukon"}
Contact Email	eservices@gov.yk.ca
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Open Canada Date Published	2019-10-08 00:00:00
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