Wells will need to be protected from flooding as province looks to update half-century-old well water regulations
The provincial government is overhauling Manitoba’s groundwater regulations to better protect aquifers and groundwater. Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh made the announcement last week, the first major review of the legislation in 50 years. “I think Manitobans sometimes don’t recognize that there are well over a quarter-million people in the province who rely