Drinking Water System Intakes and Wellheads in British Columbia

A point dataset showing the locations of intakes and wellheads for drinking water systems in British Columbia, as defined by the Drinking Water Protection Act. The data is maintained by the Government of British Columbia and is updated as new information is received, with a last recorded update on 2026-04-22. It is one of three related datasets on drinking water sources.

Use Cases

• Mapping drinking water infrastructure based on point location data.
• Analyzing proximity of water sources to potential contamination hazards based on geographic points.
• Relating water source points to their corresponding protection zones using unique polygon IDs mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is updated as new information is received, suggesting a commitment to currency.
• Points can be related to corresponding polygon datasets via unique IDs, enabling spatial joins.
• Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, which permits open use.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Point locations may not match corresponding Point of Diversion locations in the Water Rights dataset, as noted in the description.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Administrative data collection under the Drinking Water Protection Act.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 19:01:55.649554; freshness should be verified.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada