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

Inventory of Data Sources

Watertrax (British Columbia)

Contact
Richard Lawrence
Regional Manager, Environmental Health Services
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada
540-757 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC
E-mail: Richard_lawrence@hc-sc.gc.ca

Organization Maintaining the Database
Internet-based service provider is Watertrax Inc.
Tel: (604) 691-1744
E-mail: rong@watertrax.com

Purpose of Database
To monitor drinking water quality in British Columbia.

Content
British Columbia data on drinking water quality parameters. Data types: levels of contaminants in water; chemical; microbiological.

Year Database Established
2001

Coverage Period
June 2001 to present

Data Updates
Daily

Data Providers
Data are provided in-house; the Watertrax database is shared by Public Works Canada, the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and Health Canada.

Data Availability
The main users of the database are environmental health officers and technical services and engineering personnel; also authorized personnel in the Dept of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), Health Canada, and Public Works Canada. There is a data-sharing agreement with DIAND.

Access can be provided by authorized DIAND or Health Canada users, as required (with whatever limitations). There are security protocols restricting access to this database, which is password protected/restricted; and also protocols or guidelines restricting the use or disclosure of the data.

The database is accessible to authorized users through the Internet: Watertrax.com (password protected).

Reports
Reports on drinking water quality, in printed and electronic formats; disseminated to communities, headquarters, and field officers. There is a joint paper on ASP internet-based management of drinking water quality and operating data which was presented at a 2002 federal/provincial drinking water conference.