Inventory of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Environmental and Occupational Health Data
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Inventory of Data Sources

Drinking Water Quality Database (Nunavut)

Contact
Bruce Trotter
Environmental Health Specialist
Dept of Health and Social Services
Government of Nunavut
P.O. Box 1000, Stn 1000
Iqaluit, NU
X0A 0H0
Tel: (867) 975-5764
E-mail: btrotter@gov.nu.ca

Manon Asselin
Business Analyst
[Address same as above]
Tel: (867)-975-5751
E-mail: masselin@gov.nu.ca

Organization Maintaining the Database
Departmental Systems Coordinator
Dept of Health and Social Services
Government of Nunavut

Purpose of Database
To record and store data on parameters of bacteriological quality of drinking water in Nunavut.

Content
Bacteriological data on drinking water quality in Nunavut. Data types: microbiological (total coliforms and E. coli); geographic. Geolocators: postal codes.

Year Database Established
2001

Coverage Period
2001 to 2003

Data Updates
Monthly

Data Provider
Government of Nunavut, Health and Social Services

Data Availability
The main users of the information in the database are environmental health officers. Access is limited to these individuals; no one else has direct access to the data.

Reports
Yes (unspecified); for internal use; printed format.

Additional Comments
Data are collected under the authority of the Public Drinking Water Supply Regulations, Public Health Act.