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Geoscape Nanaimo
Geoscience for central Vancouver Island communities
Our water supply
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Most larger towns and cities get their water from reservoirs in managed watersheds, but some small communities on Vancouver Island, and most rural residents, depend on wells that tap into undergound water supplies.


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