Cape Breton Regional municipality - A Community of Communities

Gardiner Mines

This community well, located off Centerville Road, pumps about 2000 gallons per day and serves fifteen homes in the Mackies Lane and Strang Road area of Gardiner Mines. The well is near the intersection of Centerville Road and the Gardiner Road at the end of Mackies Lane. The picture below shows CBRM Water Utility staff abandoning  the original DEVCO well in October 2008. The well is being filled with bentonite to prevent contamination of the groundwater through the well.

The new well is pictured here in January 2008, protected by concrete barriers from damage by vehicles.

Gardiner Mines Community Well Groundwater Protection Committee

The Waterford and Kilkenny Lakes watershed advisory committee discussed helping with the Gardiner Mines protection plan because of similar concerns about contamination from acid rock drainage. However, the Waterford\Kilkenny Lakes Committee did not feel it was a good fit for them, so the CBRM watershed coordinator and the NS Environment watershed planner will attempt to prepare a groundwater protection plan. They will review all the reports on the Mackies Lane well and, working with the CBRM Planning Department and CBDC staff, will prepare a draft document to present to the landowners in the area by October 2010.

Gardiner Mines Well Maps