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Development Application Guidelines: Hydrogeological Study (Urban)

Published by City of Hamilton

This is the City of Hamilton’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Guide
Published by: City of Hamilton
Date: February 13, 2026
Also called: Hydrogeological Study (Urban)
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 9
Instruments: Sewer Use By-law 14-090

Overview

Hamilton's Development Application Guidelines for a Hydrogeological Study (Urban), last updated February 13, 2026, the study of subsurface conditions that sets construction dewatering needs and the quality and quantity of groundwater discharged to City sewers or managed on site. It refers to Sewer Use By-law 14-090 on construction dewatering and permanent drainage. It lists the Executive Summary contents, then monitoring well installation, groundwater level monitoring, hydraulic testing, groundwater sampling and discharge rates and volumes, followed by key definitions and general data report requirements.

What it covers

Purpose
Prepared By
Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction/Background
Desktop Overview
Private Well Survey
Geology and Physical Hydrology
Investigation Methods
Groundwater Monitoring Well Installation
Groundwater Level Monitoring
Hydraulic Testing
Groundwater Sampling and Water Quality Analyses
Other Information
Key Definitions
General Data Report Requirements
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