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The Alberta Water Well Drilling Association is a non-profit organization with the following objectives in mind:

To assist, promote, encourage and support the interest and welfare of the water well industry in all of its phases

To foster aid and promote scientific education, standard research, and technique in order to improve methods of well construction and development and advance the science of groundwater in the province of Alberta

To promote harmony and co-operation between well contractors and scientific and government agencies relative to the proper development and protection of underground water supplies

To encourage co-operation of all interested groups relative to the improvement of drilling and pumping equipment

To encourage, serve, assist, and promote closer co-operation amongst the contractors in their own and the public interest

Report a Water Well Complaint or Environmental Emergency

Call the Government of Alberta's 24-hour response line at (800) 222-6514. Your incident will be recorded and you will be assigned to an Environmental Protection Officer who will determine whether a contravention of any regulation has occurred.

In Alberta, water well drilling activity is regulated under the Water Act, the Water (Ministerial) Regulation and the Water Well and Ground Source Heat Exchange Systems Directive. Drillers must have journeyman certification and hold a current approval to drill water wells.

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Partnerships

AWWDA members benefit from discounts with our partners: