Langdale Well Field

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Ch́’ḵw’elhp Well Field (Langdale)

The Langdale Well Field Project is an SCRD water supply project that will support residents and commercial water users on the Langdale Water System, and potentially the Chapman Water System.

Why Langdale?

The SCRD operates a groundwater well in Electoral Area F (West Howe Sound), near the Langdale Ferry Terminal which services the Langdale area. In 2017, groundwater studies identified the potential to draw more groundwater from this aquifer source sustainably.

The Langdale Water System has the potential to be connected to the Chapman Water System. This will help increase water supply for residents on the Chapman Water System and provide redundancy to Langdale water customers.

What's Next?

In 2022, the SCRD drilled two new production-sized wells to confirm that this site is suitable for expansion and that the source meets water quality requirements. The results from the wells have been favourable.

Preliminary engineering and design report was presented to the SCRD's Committe of the Whole on January 11, 2024. The report can be found on the right panel of this page.

The SCRD submitted the applications for the groundwater licence and Crown Land Tenure from the province in January 2024 and the project notification submission to the Environmental Assessment Office was accepted on July 25, 2024. The SCRD is actively engaging with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and received approval to use the traditional language name, Ch́’ḵw’elhp Well Field for the project.


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The Langdale Well Field Project is an SCRD water supply project that will support residents and commercial water users on the Langdale Water System, and potentially the Chapman Water System.

Why Langdale?

The SCRD operates a groundwater well in Electoral Area F (West Howe Sound), near the Langdale Ferry Terminal which services the Langdale area. In 2017, groundwater studies identified the potential to draw more groundwater from this aquifer source sustainably.

The Langdale Water System has the potential to be connected to the Chapman Water System. This will help increase water supply for residents on the Chapman Water System and provide redundancy to Langdale water customers.

What's Next?

In 2022, the SCRD drilled two new production-sized wells to confirm that this site is suitable for expansion and that the source meets water quality requirements. The results from the wells have been favourable.

Preliminary engineering and design report was presented to the SCRD's Committe of the Whole on January 11, 2024. The report can be found on the right panel of this page.

The SCRD submitted the applications for the groundwater licence and Crown Land Tenure from the province in January 2024 and the project notification submission to the Environmental Assessment Office was accepted on July 25, 2024. The SCRD is actively engaging with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and received approval to use the traditional language name, Ch́’ḵw’elhp Well Field for the project.


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  • Share Hi. Interested if the Langdale drilling reached bedrock? With respect to Jan 25 Board groundwater presentation of drill targets. Are the any known productive fractured bedrock aquifers on the Sunshine Coast? on Facebook Share Hi. Interested if the Langdale drilling reached bedrock? With respect to Jan 25 Board groundwater presentation of drill targets. Are the any known productive fractured bedrock aquifers on the Sunshine Coast? on Twitter Share Hi. Interested if the Langdale drilling reached bedrock? With respect to Jan 25 Board groundwater presentation of drill targets. Are the any known productive fractured bedrock aquifers on the Sunshine Coast? on Linkedin Email Hi. Interested if the Langdale drilling reached bedrock? With respect to Jan 25 Board groundwater presentation of drill targets. Are the any known productive fractured bedrock aquifers on the Sunshine Coast? link

    Hi. Interested if the Langdale drilling reached bedrock? With respect to Jan 25 Board groundwater presentation of drill targets. Are the any known productive fractured bedrock aquifers on the Sunshine Coast?

    BenchMark asked 11 months ago

    The Langdale drilling did not reach bedrock.  Due to the nature of fractured bedrock aquifers, they are categorized as lower probability for large-scale production. Due to the requirement for any drilled well to hit a productive fracture, there is an element of chance inherent in the drilling/exploration of these aquifers.

    Table 8-1 of the 2013 Comprehensive Regional Water Plan identifies the following bedrock aquifers within the SCRD:

    No.Description / LocationMaterialsSize (km2)
    555SecheltBedrock24.7
    558Halfmoon BayBedrock10.3
    559Mixal LakeBedrock8.7
    561KleindaleBedrock4.2
    562SecheltBedrock4.1
    564Porpoise BayBedrock0.4
    565Francis PeninsulaBedrock3.7

     



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