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	<title>Ministry of the Environment Feeds</title>
	<subtitle>The latest updates from your Ministry of the Environment.</subtitle>
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	<updated>2010-06-02T18:30:02Z</updated>
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		<name>Ministry of the Environment</name>
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		<title><![CDATA[Interactive Wells Map]]></title>
			<link href="http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/subject/wells/STDPROD_097100.html"/>
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		<updated>2012-06-11T0:00-04:00</updated>
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		<title><![CDATA[Well Records]]></title>
			<link href="http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/subject/wells/STDPROD_075977.html"/>
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		<updated>2012-04-18T0:00-04:00</updated>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[A well record must be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) when a water supply well is constructed, significantly altered or abandoned. Well records provide construction information, along with general quantity and quality information about the water supply. You can download or request a well record.]]></content>
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	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Well Contractors and Technicians]]></title>
			<link href="http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/subject/wells/STDPROD_075976.html"/>
		<id>tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm</id>
		<updated>2012-02-15T0:00-04:00</updated>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Only licensed well contractors can legally engage in the business of well construction.  Licensed contractors must employ licensed technicians, of the correct class, to construct, repair, or abandon wells. Licences are valid until March 31 each year following the year of issue.]]></content>
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		<title><![CDATA[Well Owners]]></title>
			<link href="http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/subject/wells/STDPROD_075975.html"/>
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		<updated>2012-02-02T0:00-04:00</updated>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Owners must know the basics of well construction and maintenance. Owners should hire licensed well contractors when building, repairing, modifying, or abandoning a well. Water should be tested at least three times a year.]]></content>
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		<title><![CDATA[Resources]]></title>
			<link href="http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/subject/wells/STDPROD_075978.html"/>
		<id>tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm</id>
		<updated>2012-02-02T0:00-04:00</updated>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[best management practices; directory of licensed well contractors; list of laboratories licensed to perform testing]]></content>
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	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Contact Information]]></title>
			<link href="http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/subject/wells/STDPROD_075980.html"/>
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		<updated>2011-09-23T0:00-04:00</updated>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wells]]></title>
			<link href="http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/subject/wells/STD01_078513.html"/>
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		<updated>2011-05-06T0:00-04:00</updated>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[A well that is properly constructed and maintained protects water from contaminants, both above and below the ground. If there is a well on your property, you are legally responsible for it, so you should be familiar with the laws that govern well construction, maintenance, and abandonment. Ontario’s Wells Regulation (Regulation 903) and the Ontario Water Resources Act cover all wells.]]></content>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title><![CDATA[Additional Information]]></title>
			<link href="http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/subject/wells/STDPROD_075979.html"/>
		<id>tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm</id>
		<updated>2011-02-17T0:00-04:00</updated>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Links to resources on other government sites – OMAFRA, MOHLTC, Drinking Water Ontario, Environment Canada]]></content>
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