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Kootenays Groundwater and Water Wells
Kootenays groundwater: the Province’s monitoring wells, the RDCK’s Goat River study near Creston, and the rules for wells and licences, dated and sourced.
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Entries in the BC Groundwater Changelog that name the Kootenays, newest first. Province-wide changes apply here too, and the full changelog has them.
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Wires
Wires and Case Notes about the Kootenays.
Drought & SupplyOct 14, 2026
Six of Eight Kootenay-Boundary Monitoring Wells Below Normal; Midway at Its Lowest for the Date
The Province’s October 11 reading of its Kootenay-Boundary observation wells: six of eight below normal for the date, versus three of nine a year ago. Grand Forks is much below normal, and Midway is the lowest it has been for the date in its eight years of record.
Rural PropertyOct 9, 2026
RDCK Area D Planning: Residents Raise Water Capacity Before the Board Decides
Every community that took part in the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s Area D planning engagement raised water, and on October 22 the board is tentatively set to decide which communities move into the next phase.
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