20190710 14414800 1.0 TRUE TRUE Potential_Drought_h497ns_July_2020_UT83 <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Potential Impact of Drought to Private Wells</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><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></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><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></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>2. Recent and forecasted precipitation patterns (based on Environment Canada’s predicted precipitation anomaly, past 9 and next 9 days)</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><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></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><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></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><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></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> Potential Impact of Drought to Private Wells in Nova Scotia, July 2020 Drought Impact Private Wells Nova Scotia Groundwater Canada /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAAAAAAAD/2wBDAAgGBgcGBQgHBwcJCQgKDBQNDAsLDBkSEw8UHRofHh0a HBwgJC4nICIsIxwcKDcpLDAxNDQ0Hyc5PTgyPC4zNDL/2wBDAQkJCQwLDBgNDRgyIRwhMjIyMjIy MjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjL/wAARCACFAMgDAREA AhEBAxEB/8QAHwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtRAAAgEDAwIEAwUFBAQA AAF9AQIDAAQRBRIhMUEGE1FhByJxFDKBkaEII0KxwRVS0fAkM2JyggkKFhcYGRolJicoKSo0NTY3 ODk6Q0RFRkdISUpTVFVWV1hZWmNkZWZnaGlqc3R1dnd4eXqDhIWGh4iJipKTlJWWl5iZmqKjpKWm p6ipqrKztLW2t7i5usLDxMXGx8jJytLT1NXW19jZ2uHi4+Tl5ufo6erx8vP09fb3+Pn6/8QAHwEA AwEBAQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtREAAgECBAQDBAcFBAQAAQJ3AAECAxEEBSEx BhJBUQdhcRMiMoEIFEKRobHBCSMzUvAVYnLRChYkNOEl8RcYGRomJygpKjU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElK U1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6goOEhYaHiImKkpOUlZaXmJmaoqOkpaanqKmqsrO0tba3 uLm6wsPExcbHyMnK0tPU1dbX2Nna4uPk5ebn6Onq8vP09fb3+Pn6/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwD3+gAo AKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgA oAKACgAoAKACgBCcDNAGLqLXV4Yo7eK4j2y8nlQy49e1WrIiV3saltK0sCs8RjbkFSckYqWUiekM KACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAztTumgEEaSrE0j43N6CmlcmTsS6 iHbTbkRyNG5jO106qcdRSG9hulW72mmQQSPvdV+ZueSTnvz3psFsXqQwoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACg AoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKAIbi4itYWllbai9TQlcTdjj7y7kvbqScuMKfkUgg4zx071qkZN3 Zc1XWJJ9y2bMVVMjsHb/AA+tRaxTlcTS9avkJF4Gn8xvkCrgjrxge2PyosPmOjtbuG8iMkLFlBxy Mc0mrFJ3LFIYUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAZera1a6TGpmLGR87FVSfxPoPeqjG5LlYrW PiW0niY3JELL2GWyPwFOUHEUZpmvBdQXSloJVkUHBKmpasUmmTUhhmgBjSIrqhYBm6D1oAxvETul vEd6CItgq3du1NETMGKaUJIkeFDqA4x1FVsRcmuLK4tYttxtQEZBU5Le1F1fQGmtyGCCG7dItxMw 4iUjgnIPJ7dKHF3uC7HV6TayWdn5coUOWLEL2qWaRVkX6RQUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQBV v7v7DZyXHlSS7BnbGMk04q7sJuyPO728N9cGWaQzAMdpbkcHt2x9K6oLTQ55PUasMUq7X2EE5wwz RJiReD3lokRgkaNQ4YsF4I9On+fWsZLm1LTsTtrN9Ey+XLI2SBtySAPyP+HqR1pONkNSZrLr32eL BhXzW+8/94+pqVFsrnsZNpdXUd758kkk3zbg7tn8PYf4n6UNW0FfqWNT1uHUi1t9ndFjYEOxIyf5 EfnTUXccpaFQTyDIt8LKFwrEcA+tNqyuSma0Gm6hcKovWDSMvzODkAduaybd9C+Vs17DSIbBvMR3 eQrtJY8flVuVxqNjRqSgoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgA7UAcna6Rf2Ut1Jd6qYY36EMCHzn+ 90rplUjJJJGKg1e7Kul6HDcQNdm6MQjchS8Yxx35OCKU6jWgowvqTy2tu7YkuGlVSdjxwBQfXnjP 61m5tFWRm3CXyM8cDG4hIysbdF9Mc4qObqPTYltrWE2pe5MlvcYBAA3KPbjmtOe5NkObTJCSxaVs c7fIfn9Kq6toLlGyPKsflvG0b4yqsNp2j271FtR62FubZbXy42EUy9d8Tct9euKu99UJqxftLsiF bePR/NQHfjcSc+pOKl2e7KT6WOqXhQMY46elZGo6gAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgBjyJEhe RgqjqScAUAcnrPi1IXS2sg+ZX8vzwmQp+n9TXVRw7knJ9Fc56ldRaS6mDqUf26B4rmeYvJxvYc9f Qg5HtTS300E2X7G3uYNPFrLPI8QHmRggLgduB+Nc8rpmm4kGrX1/bwS6jaG0k5X7MHDhMHHUeoAN VKC1UXcnmb3L0s6xFljcYX+VYKLerKbsFtNNDf282FkiOSGLgKTjoT61qoJIE3c231aISMiyxHch ZQTggjsR3zg1GhdzL8q71e9iufJ8loVxvycFs/8A1+lU0lsTqzYg0e3h2lsuRnIPQ1JSijQVQqhV AAHQCgodQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQBmalrFtpafvSXlIysa9T/gKuEHImUlE4vVNWvtS 1GCNCptXblS+0J6deCfc1106dNQk5PXp5nNOc3JJbFqTSrixMZltYJV5bf8AaAu/25Pb2rPmUtmX ytFe8vbm9aGWeXeYvu4UKV/L6UKyukJtvcnt9et9JuFv9WuJxHIywxvksWYngH2qXFy92JSlZ3ZW 10TalfahYQxXenIvl+Vdrgbs8tt+mMH60qbStLfyCWra2NG1Se9ge2g8yNrfgSKRiRufn7Y6d8cY rGU2noi0jVh0m8kgjinmKpjEuON57tgdyaFJj5bl+DRrSGZZmQSTKOHYdKRSRpUDCgAoAKACgAoA KACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoArXVwYIwFAaVztjU9z/nmmlcTdjlrrFzKEEvmeY+1pB8245x/wDqFOMj No2YvDmnAI8kG4+WFIPAz649ar2sivZxMi+nu4L9rY7boRj5I2jBABH0zx/Sqjtcht3scxdJqUjx JYz28YQt5iyoWDccDjpzitfdtdmevQ6jQ7B77S4ob7yTcoFMzRqduR/dz05rmk/fbWxrFXWptXOj pOwHnPs5JDc4+lStC3G5oQQi3t44VJIRQATQUiWgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgA oAY4OxsdccUnsBz1pALacJHErc/LvOcHscn0rOMiOpvecqGNHYb27A960uWVdTsPtsBVZTGRycdD 9auLsTJXMKz0xJ7zbApEa/6xmYN+RxTlJshR1Omt7WK1TZEgUdz3NQaJWJ6BhQAUAFABQAUAFABQ AUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFADWG5SPUYoA5zT9Fh0DTkt4lnaGKRiTJIXYgnPU+5rKblOblJEK PKiS6SKXUWm2+YjIoXGCAR61U5aWTDqN0yTXb6xKanHFbTGRgPIJICA/Kc+4qpSXNaGwLma1Nu0t ltbdYlOcck+pplJWLFAwoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKACgAoAKAI5YxLEyHHI 70pK6sBUXTgmAGAXOelZKm73kKxfrYYUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAF ABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUA FABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAU AFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQAUAFABQA UAf/2Q==