20200609 08205600 1.0 TRUE Potential_Drought_h497ns_August_2017_UT83 Drought Impact Private Wells Nova Scotia Groundwater Canada Potential Impact of Drought to Private Wells, August 2017 <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>This application was developed to show areas of Nova Scotia where private well owners are more likely to experience water shortages (especially owners of shallow wells). The following criteria was used to develop the map:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>1. Severity of existing drought conditions (based on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Drought Monitor polygons, http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/292646cd-619f-4200-afb1-8b2c52f984a2)</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>2. Recent and forecasted precipitation patterns (based on Environment Canada’s predicted precipitation anomaly, past 9 and next 9 days)</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>3. Proportion of sensitive wells (based on the percentage of dug wells and shallow drilled wells compared to the number of total wells in a given area, source: Nova Scotia Well Logs Database)</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>4. Concentration of groundwater use (estimated density of private well users, source: Nova Scotia Civic Addressing File and compiled municipal water servicing zones)</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Areas of the province with no impact level indicates that there are no private well users in these areas. The potential impact of drought on private wells was developed based on the analysis published in the following conference paper: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/pubs/cs/cs_me_2017-005.pdf</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV> /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAAAAAAAD/2wBDAAgGBgcGBQgHBwcJCQgKDBQNDAsLDBkSEw8UHRofHh0a HBwgJC4nICIsIxwcKDcpLDAxNDQ0Hyc5PTgyPC4zNDL/2wBDAQkJCQwLDBgNDRgyIRwhMjIyMjIy MjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjL/wAARCACFAMgDAREA AhEBAxEB/8QAHwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtRAAAgEDAwIEAwUFBAQA AAF9AQIDAAQRBRIhMUEGE1FhByJxFDKBkaEII0KxwRVS0fAkM2JyggkKFhcYGRolJicoKSo0NTY3 ODk6Q0RFRkdISUpTVFVWV1hZWmNkZWZnaGlqc3R1dnd4eXqDhIWGh4iJipKTlJWWl5iZmqKjpKWm p6ipqrKztLW2t7i5usLDxMXGx8jJytLT1NXW19jZ2uHi4+Tl5ufo6erx8vP09fb3+Pn6/8QAHwEA AwEBAQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtREAAgECBAQDBAcFBAQAAQJ3AAECAxEEBSEx BhJBUQdhcRMiMoEIFEKRobHBCSMzUvAVYnLRChYkNOEl8RcYGRomJygpKjU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElK U1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6goOEhYaHiImKkpOUlZaXmJmaoqOkpaanqKmqsrO0tba3 uLm6wsPExcbHyMnK0tPU1dbX2Nna4uPk5ebn6Onq8vP09fb3+Pn6/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwD3+gAo AKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgCKeeK3iMszhEHUmmlcG7CQXEVzH5kLh1zjIo asJO5NSGFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAITgE0AYmpteXlnPbrZS bWxsORn8eauNk7kSu1axNpcV3aEWsqp5QTIYcHNKVtwjdaGtUlhQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUA FABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFAGdf3EyzRQQfeb5jjrigls0aCjF0v7RLqFzNMcqvyKfxqnaxEb3Nqp LCgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAZJIsUbSOcKoyaAOUu777Xe+cHKhW AUjjK5qldGTd2b+o6ilhEpKlnfO0e4pJXLbsZ+n63aoBFIrI7vye2TVcrJUkbqurjKsG+hqDQdQA UAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAc1q+oSSTNDG48peGx/EaaM5Mz9m/TJZP MjGyQYUr8x/H0q1oT0IJZZ7xzcTuW2kZI6D/ADiq20Qt9WRKVldgSNo70ndINyxBdTW8QNrNKkhO CNoxinp1BNrY7SEs1vGzHLFQT9cViboloAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKAOZ1bX3SaS2tgVCHa798 +1axhpqZyn0Q3SvEG3Md27MOzdcUpQaCM+5rwazZ3EwiRm3HjJHFRZlKSZfDK3RgfoaRQ6gBiSJI CUdWwcHac4NAEd1dRWsRklYAdh3P0osJuw9HWeEOM7XFAzitTt/sd68QYnByPpWsdUYSVmV44mmO FyzZwFA5am3YNzSutHTTgnmXO9SM7AuCT/hUubZTjYyzMqOT5fyiq5W1uRc3bTS11JFuCr2yA4MR BO73zx1qXaOhoo31OkRAiBVGFAwBWZoOoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoA57W9SSRJrOOURtHjzN3G7 2FaRi9zOUuhym8Z56VtYyHrgAcjJpMCUOYRuDCotzaD2JGv5GjCB2wOmD0oVOw+Yltr+7ULsuJAB 23HFKSQJs2T4kWOIAQBX788VHK2XzmPNeS3ty0k0mQOh7D6VTVkRe7Nmw1yGC2EMwbcvClRnIqXE tSsYl9ei9vjPt2kYyB6CtEmlYhu7I0uGd3VCV3cEj09KLWQXNFbO+3Isu92YYXJzxWUmmVZl638N xsXa5d8N/Cpx+dUpuw+TubyII0VF6KMCoNB9ABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFAHNa3qd9Z6jHHbgiLA/ h+8c9K1hGLWplOTT0KmtG9uYoHmtUhYEnIPJzinCy2FK73KttpFyHEk9m8kZ42g45qnNdBKL6k1x pnmr+6s2hdT82Xzn86hTsNxGQCayVkKx8/31DUnK4JWKE9ufNG0gFz0zgc1pGVyWizJpt7ZRo5j3 o/Tyzu/lQ2pDs0U3hunb5oJQP9w1SsidS1CYlj2hfnHVyev4VnO7KRDt82XfJvWFeGdFzirirIQR WsUj5NykS56tRzPsFjdjttGljRUuwrofnbON9Zvm7FpROmVQFAHYYFZGo6gAoAKACgAoAKACgAoA KACgAoAaSFBJIAHc0AYt5rtkG2JH9oZTnIHANWoshzRkXt/caltWZVSIHICjkfjVJqOxDbe5rXGs CNYorVhggKWYdKztcty7FLUmWMoj3JmuM/NzwBVW6ksp+X5g+fj0qL22CwSx2+MscmiLkDSLel27 30jRpdSRxQ4yqnsc1pdrVglc1v7IiYH/AEu4I6H95S532K5fMydR0qz0+OKWJmZWYhhuzkVXO3uS 4pEMMskStDZhGjm+YoyZ2+1JyW7EvIS00CS6k8wjEZY5J45+lN1GChc14fDVmjMZcyZPHbFT7Rl8 iNoDAxUFi0AFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAU77UbewTMr/Meijqaai2JySOUvtan1B2Qt5cPTYO/wBa 2UbK5i5XEisrqS0a6ggUwqCSSw7deKmyvZsdna6E07zr+bYu1UH3mJxiiVNIUW2WYraSeN2gTzFQ kE5Has3Fp6lblSSGQuGHDdx3qlJbMTReCiZI0RGaQDnFYpO7KIvsgJwyyeW/yhl7MfWtYvqxWJrK 0m0i6bfK3zEBNv3Xx6/nTnUutgS5WW/toW6ZY4nCSIQyL3c96hSuVfUq2+hXkhWOV9tujbgpPr1x WrmrEqDOhtbGCzXEScnqx61k2aJJFoADpQMKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKAEJABJOAKAMS91xEJit 1LZGPMzgKfbjmqS7kOXY5c+ZcXexmMsjnGWbH6mtulzLqaEui38EAWOGKRHwxbI3KfTOaSmmU4tE E1xeB5IpW+z/AC48qM4U8enNGi2Fd9Smi4BTYCx6e9NvqI3NJuILFwr2rNO3R0HQelZSldblx0Jd SdWuZJEyCR3rFPmKYlrGWt2gLo6ykM2OoxROfLsJIuRWLwuTFGcOu0t7Goi5yVyrWJINGVHYyEY/ h29q0s3uHKaMVtFDyiANjGe9NJIompgFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAU5W8/cv8AyyHB9zWF SpYW5ltbC7uAgT5QeSMDAp05PdktXHL4ati7mRmIz8uDz+NdPO0HIhb2VwotbiCF41AIDA9B+NZK bTuD7MxbiOBrlntYvLjbACntWrldakWV9C7Z2cRkWRjyO/pXPUqStZFJGk2m75onhO0g5LmlSbaK cR1zYzPhSfMUnjtj61XLJbA0WdOs2tImV9uSc8Vav1GlYu0xhQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFA BQAUANYblIzjIxmgCvIqoAg+6BXHXfvJLoPoR2luscjSbshug9K1hy2XNuJIvVuBm6jaI7ee284G NqikyWjGktpJiJEiKR9RjoKV7ak2LtvaM4GwdOuax1k7FJG1DH5UYXOcVtGPKrFElUAUAFABQAUA FABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFAFafl8dq4a7tMtK6CIKGAIyexp0ZLmsybEYvVaQhVfCnBwK 3lO01roK5bONpz0xzmtgM10825KQ8KeuDwRWMnzOyEX4YUgTanStIqyGS1QBQAUAFABQAUAFABQA UAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFAEE8bMPl6niuWvScndFxdmMQmAhXxz1JNKknTfKxSd3chiiKFxjI Zs7qzqzjL1EtCURnf0Ylhg+lJKo9B2W5LDbpDkqOTXbCPKiSarAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACg AoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgCvcIzYKqGA6iuavCUtYlxs9GNWKQkE/L7VlTw8r3kOTWyLVdxmFABQA UAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQ AUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFAH/9k=