Cataraqui 2002 Groundwater Management Study

The Cataraqui study is led by the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority. The conservation authority received $135,150 from the MOE for the study. The study components include delineating a wellhead protection area at 1 municipal well. Additional study components include: regional groundwater characterization, groundwater susceptibility mapping, regional contaminant source inventory, and groundwater use assessment.

The study partners are:
Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
Quinte Conservation Alliance
City of Kingston
Township of South Frontenac
Town of Greater Napanee
Loyalist Township.

For more information on this study, please contact the conservation authority at (613) 546-4228

Executive Summaries

View document [PDF]:

• Vol I - Groundwater Inventory and Findings
• Vol II - Groundwater Management Plan and Recommendations

View document [HTML]:

• Vol I - Groundwater Inventory and Findings
• Vol II - Groundwater Management Plan and Recommendations

Maps [PDF]:

• Executive Summary Figure 1 Study Area
• Executive Summary Figure 2 Hydrogeological Zones
• Executive Summary Figure 3 Groundwater Sensitivity Zones
• Figure 5 Groundwater Recharge Potential
• Figure 10 Overburden Thickness
• Figure 11 Sand and Gravel Thickness
• Figure 16 Surficial Geology
• Figure 17 Bedrock Geology
• Figure 30a Availability of Groundwater from Water Wells
• Figure 41a Aquifer Flow Direction: All Materials
• Figure 58 Depth to First Water Found in Drilled Wells
• Figure 59 Groundwater Susceptibility: MOE Method
• Figure 71 Water Balance: Net Available Water

Map of Cataraqui