Norfolk Groundwater Management Study

The Norfolk study is led by the City of Norfolk County. The county received $365,500 from the MOE for the study. The study components include delineating wellhead protection areas at 17 municipal wells. Additional study components include regional groundwater characterization, groundwater susceptibility mapping, regional contaminant source inventory, and groundwater use assessment.

The study partners are:
City of Norfolk County
City of Haldimand County
Long Point Region CA
Municipality of Bayham
Township of South-West Oxford
Township of Norwich
Town of Tillsonburg
Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit

For more information on this study, please contact the county at (519) 426-5870 ext 611

Figures:

• Figure 1-1: Study Area
• Figure 2-2: Water Well Locations
• Figure 2-3: Oil and Gas Well Locations
• Figure 2-4: Topography and Surface Water Features
• Figure 2-5: Watersheds
• Figure 2-6: Stream Gauge Locations
• Figure 2-7: Quaternay Geology
• Figure 2-8: Bedrock Geology
• Figure 2-9: Regional Cross-Section Locations
• Figure 2-44: Bedrock Topography
• Figure 2-45: Overburden Thickness
• Figure 2-46: Upper Aquifier Sand & Gravel Thickness
• Figure 2-47: Lower Aquifier Sand & Gravel Thickness
• Figure 2-48: Water Table
• Figure 2-49: Depth to Water Table
• Figure 2-51: Bedrock Potentiometric Surface
• Figure 2-53: Specific Capacity of Overburden Wells
• Figure 2-54: Specific Capacity of Bedrock Wells
• Figure 2-55: Recharge Discharge Areas - Upper
• Figure 2-56: Recharge Discharge Areas - Lower
• Figure 3-1: Shallow Intrinsic Susceptibility
• Figure 3-2: Bedrock Intrinsic Susceptibility
• Figure 4-1: Generalized Agricultural Land Use
• Figure 4-2: Permits to Take Water - Groundwater
• Figure 4-3: Maximum Permitted Takings - Groundwater
• Figure 4-4: Permits to Take Water - Surface Water
• Figure 4-5: Agricultural Water Use by Watershed
• Figure 5-1: Regional Potential Contaminant Sources
• Figure 5-2: Livestock Operations
• Figure 6-3: WHPA Model Domains

Map of Norfolk