To sever a new lot, the municipality requires a well with a minimum flow of 3 gallons per minute – but is 3 gallons per minute enough water to live on? Almost all rural properties […]
In a recent video on using the Ontario Well Records Map, I cautioned that a good flow test on a well done during the spring melt in March wouldn’t necessarily mean a good flow rate […]
If you’re considering a rural property in Prince Edward County, water is important. Here’s how to find a good well using the Ontario Well Records Map. […]
Before I moved to Prince Edward County and got involved with real estate, I thought a cistern was something vaguely unseemly. In reality, a cistern is merely a tank that’s used to store water. In […]
The Prince Edward County Official Plan makes severances conditional on a well with 3 gallons per minute minimum. Is this an obsolete requirement? […]
Low water pressure in Wellington has been an issue for many years. The issue recently got a lot of press coverage when it was learned the problem won’t be fixed until 2021. Background Wellington, with […]
People in urban areas may take drinking water for granted, but not in Prince Edward County. Most people are living on a well here. Like the weather, water is a frequent topic of conversation. There […]
Prince Edward County municipal water prices are currently the highest in the province. (So are wastewater prices.) There will be little change for the foreseeable future. […]
Drinking water wells are familiar territory for anyone who grew up in a rural area. This video is intended for anyone who grew up on municipal water in a city and wants to understand the […]
Residents in rural Prince Edward County depend on wells for their drinking water, but it is not uncommon to find wells that can only deliver a limited flow and/or which run dry in the later […]
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