The search for water, water test results, and requirements.

AEP & Ground Water (well) Registration

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Now deep into the registration process – the application was made almost 3 years ago – we are finalizing the process.  AEP wanted an updated Q20 – consisting of 48 hours of pumping and 48 hours of recovery.

“A 48-hour pumping test was conducted on Chinook Ridge’s supply well (GIC ID 2090656) from September 15 – 19, 2020 by personnel from Wild Rose Water Wells. Water levels were measured in Chinook Ridge’s supply well, two observation wells on Chinook Ridge property, one well on Jim Davies’ property and one well on Karen Singer’s property.”

The results were that the Singer well is not connected to the Chinook Ridge well.  The Davies well may or may not be connected as the pump test results showed no correlation in drawdown.  The full report can be viewed under the ‘2020 Water Rpt‘ tab on this website.

“Substituting in the above values a 20-year safe yield (020) of 135.4 m3/day (20.6 imperial gallons per minute or 49,455 m3/year) is calculated. The analysis indicates the well is capable of supplying water at a rate of 20.6 igpm, which is greater than the tested rate of 12.0 igpm. The safe yield for the well is nearly double the license application volume of 26,982 m3/year, allowing for potential growth in water demand at a later date.“

The Beginning – Water

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Chemical Analysis on well water is NOT conclusive proof that wells are not connected
BUT if the analysis on the wells is all the same
THEN it is likely they are connected and drawing from the same aquifer.
It is a starting point to see if the next step should be taken.

The above results show that it is very unlikely the wells are connected and I should proceed to the next step.

 

 

Requesting Neighbors Water Sample

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To determine the likelihood of connected aquifers I offered to sample, arrange, and pay for chemical tests on neighbor’s well water.  This map indicates the locations the offer was made to and whether they responded or not.  Most were quite accommodating, some were not but . . .
I tried.

Technical Studies – BIA, TIA, EIA and Soils

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The Biophysical Impact Assessment, Traffic Impact Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, and the Soils Assessment were all completed by Stantec (as was the original Ground Water evaluation) in November of 2011.  These are on the main website under the ‘Technical Reports’ tab.

Since then the Ground Water evaluation and the Traffic Impact Assessment were updated in late 2020. The new Water evaluation is under the ‘2020 Water Rpt’ tab.

Water – essential for life & development

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A critical first step.  Without water in significant quantity, there could be no development, and with the rumors that there was no water on this quarter – it was even more critical.  We found it and huge amounts of it.  Drilled one operating well and two monitoring wells to ensure our water use would not deplete other area wells.  Stantec Engineering completed a Q20.  They stated,
“An aquifer test was conducted consisting of 24-hours pumping at 98.2 cubic meters per day (18.0 U.S. gallons per minute) followed by 24-hours of recovery, measuring the time-drawdown effects in
the production well and in two monitoring wells at 49 and 50 m distance in different directions.
The test has shown that the aquifer has a transmissive capacity of 62.6 m2/day. It was observed that the well is completed in a confined aquifer, which is not under the influence of surface water.  The Moell method for estimating long-term sustainable yield shows that the well is theoretically capable of pumping about 64.4 cubic meters per day.”

Eureka – we have enough water for the development!  On to the next steps.