What makes the PGMN program different from other groundwater monitoring programs?
The PGMN program is designed to provide high quality, real-time groundwater level information across the province. Water levels are recorded once every hour and many of the monitoring wells are established with electronic telemetry units that transmit water level data to the central information system once every two weeks. Water samples are analyzed according to the protocols of the Canadian Association for Environmental Analytical Laboratories (CAEAL). Dedicated water quality sampling equipment that stays in the monitoring well helps to ensure that contaminants are not transported from one well to another during sample collection procedures. The web-based, central information system (PGMIS) gives network partners ready access to both the water level and water quality information. Province-wide coverage of the network allows for the water level and quality information to be collected in a consistent and uniform manner.
