Provincial Government Source Databases:

DRLDrill Holes 1926-Mar 2009

The Diamond Drill Core Data contains information on more than 8000 drill holes in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The database provides information in regard to drill hole location (place, latitude and longitude), exploration, company, year and property.

FISHFish and Seal Processing Plants 2000-2008

The Fisheries & Aquaculture Department maintains a database of processing plants in Newfoundland and Labrador including information such as license number, type of activities, and company. Licenses must be renewed on an annual basis.

GWQRGroundwater Quality Reports 1979-2001*

This database provides sample information on drilled water wells in Newfoundland and Labrador. About 5% of all wells are sampled to obtain a representative picture of groundwater quality in the entire province. The database includes information about the well owner, well number, location, and date tested. Chemical composition of the groundwater is provided in a separate report. This database will not be updated.

HHTHome Heat Fuel Tanks Up to Aug 2007

On April 1st, 2002, the Heating Oil Storage Tank System Regulations came into effect requiring all oil tanks installed previous to April 1st, 2002; be registered by a licensed inspector before March 31st, 2007. All new tanks installed after April 1st, 2002 must first be registered before utilization of the tank can commence. The database currently contains information on over 13,000 tanks. As further tanks are inspected, the database will grow. The inventory provides information regarding HOST No., municipal location, tank installation date, inspection date, system expiry date, tank location, tanks status and capacity.

MNRMineral Occurrences 1971-Mar 2009

The Mineral Occurrence Data System (MODS) is the principal repository for geological information on the province’s mineral resources. MODS are a compilation of all data on known mineral occurrences. The project began in 1971 and presently contains approximately 6000 records, covering all of Newfoundland and Labrador.

OFSWOffshore Wells 1966-Mar 2009

This database referred to as the "Schedule of Wells", provides a results summary of all wells drilled offshore within the area jurisdiction of the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board. Wells are divided into 3 categories: exploration, delineation, and development.

PCBPCB Storage Sites 2001-Feb 2007

The "Waste Material Disposal Act" and the "Storage of PCB Waste Regulations" mandates that all PCB storage sites be cataloged with the Newfoundland & Labrador Ministry of Environment. Sites, which are controlled/operated by the government, are exempt. The database provides information on both active and inactive sites in the province as of Dec 2001.

QRYQuarry Permits & Leases 1956-Oct 2009

Under the "Quarry Materials Act, 1998", a person may apply to the Minister for a quarry permit to dig for, excavate, remove and dispose of quarry materials. A permit will be issued provided that the quarry materials to which the permit applies are vested in the Crown; the permit is for a period of one year; an application is made; and a property plan to which the permit is required is submitted. A lease of quarry materials will be issued when the person applying for the lease has a long term need for quarry material; on terms and conditions which he or she may impose; for not more than 20 years; and in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed by regulation. A lease shall not be issued to a person with respect to quarry materials, where a permit is held for the same area by another person. Please note that the coordinates provided in the database do not necessarily reflect the center of the quarry.

WDSWaste Disposal Site Inventory 1981-May 2007

Through the mandate of the "The Waste Material (Disposal) Act", the NF Department of Environment is responsible for the regulation of solid waste disposal in Newfoundland and Labrador. All sites within Newfoundland and Labrador are issued a Certificate of Approval for a specified number of operating years. Once expired, all sites are re-evaluated and a new permit may/may not be issued based on the condition of the site. Information in the database relates to facility name, permit no., location, facility type, site size, communities serviced by site, annual est. volume of solid and liquid waste entering site, and any known problems/concerns with the site. Please note that some waste disposal sites were not inventoried due to their remote location, and are as follows. In the Western Region - Great Harbour Deep. In the Central Region - Grey River. In Labrador - Labrador City/Wabush, Davis Inlet, Makkovik, Mud Lake, Nain, Paradise River, Postville, Port Hope Simpson, Rigolet, Lodge Bay, St. Lewis, Norman Bay.

WWISWater Well Information System 1950-Apr 2008

This database provides information on drilled wells in Newfoundland and Labrador and contains over 13,500 records, with fewer than 30% containing coordinates. Information includes: well owner, well number, depth, elevation, static water level, date drilled, lithology, water use, and type of water.

Federal Government Source Databases:

EEMEnvironmental Effects Monitoring 1992-2007*

The Environmental Effects Monitoring program assesses the effects of effluent from industrial or other sources on fish, fish habitat and human usage of fisheries resources. Since 1992, pulp and paper mills have been required to conduct EEM studies under the Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations. This database provides information on the mill name, geographical location and sub-lethal toxicity data.

FCONFederal Convictions 1988-Jun 2007

Environment Canada maintains a database referred to as the "Environmental Registry" that details prosecutions under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) and the Fisheries Act (FA). Information is provided on the company name, location, charge date, offence and penalty.

FCSContaminated Sites on Federal Land June 2000-May 2010

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat maintains an inventory of all known contaminated sites held by various Federal departments and agencies. This inventory does not include properties owned by Crown corporations, but does contain nonfederal sites for which the Government of Canada has accepted some or all financial responsibility. All sites have been classified through a system developed by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. The database provides information on company name, location, site ID #, property use, classification, current status, contaminant type and plan of action for site remediation.

FOFTFisheries & Oceans Fuel Tanks 1964-Sept 2003

Fisheries & Oceans Canada maintains an inventory of all aboveground & underground fuel storage tanks located on Fisheries & Oceans property or controlled by DFO. Our inventory provides information on the site name, location, tank owner, tank operator, facility type, storage tank location, tank contents & capacity, and date of tank installation.

NATENational Analysis of Trends in Emergencies System (NATES) 1974-1994*

In 1974 Environment Canada established the National Analysis of Trends in Emergencies System (NATES) database, for the voluntary reporting of significant spill incidents. The data was to be used to assist in directing the work of the emergencies program. NATES ran from 1974 to 1994. Extensive information is available within this database including company names, place where the spill occurred, date of spill, cause, reason and source of spill, damage incurred, and amount, concentration, and volume of materials released.

NDFTNational Defence & Canadian Forces Fuel Tanks Up to May 2001*

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces maintains an inventory of all aboveground & underground fuel storage tanks located on DND lands. Our inventory provides information on the base name, location, tank type & capacity, tank contents, tank class, date of tank installation, date tank last used, and status of tank as of May 2001. This database will no longer be updated due to the new National Security protocols which have prohibited any release of this database.

NDSPNational Defence & Canadian Forces Spills Mar 1999-Jul 2009

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces maintains an inventory of spills to land and water. All spill sites have been classified under the "Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act - 1992". Our inventory provides information on the facility name, location, spill ID #, spill date, type of spill, as well as the quantity of substance spilled & recovered.

NDWDNational Defence & Canadian Forces Waste Disposal Sites 2001-April 2007

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces maintains an inventory of waste disposal sites located on DND lands. Where available, our inventory provides information on the base name, location, type of waste received, area of site, depth of site, year site opened/closed and status.

NEESNational Environmental Emergencies System (NEES) 1974-2003

In 2000, the Emergencies program implemented NEES, a reporting system for spills of hazardous substances. For the most part, this system only captured data from the Atlantic Provinces, some from Quebec and Ontario and a portion from British Columbia. Data for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Territories was not captured. However, NEES is also a repository for all previous Environment Canada spill datasets. NEES is composed of the historic datasets – or Trends – which dates from approximately 1974 to present. NEES Trends is a compilation of historic databases, which were merged and includes data from NATES (National Analysis of Trends in Emergencies System), ARTS (Atlantic Regional Trends System), and NEES. In 2001, the Emergencies Program determined that variations in reporting regimes and requirements between federal and provincial agencies made national spill reporting and trend analysis difficult to achieve. As a consequence, the department has focused efforts on capturing data on spills of substances which fall under its legislative authority only (CEPA and FA). As such, the NEES database will be decommissioned in December 2004.

NPCBNational PCB Inventory 1988-2008

Environment Canada’s National PCB inventory includes information on in-use PCB containing equipment in Canada including federal, provincial and private facilities. All federal out-of-service PCB containing equipment and all PCB waste owned by the federal government or by federally regulated industries such as airlines, railway companies, broadcasting companies, telephone and telecommunications companies, pipeline companies, etc. are also listed. Although it is not Environment Canada’s mandate to collect data on non-federal PCB waste, the National PCB inventory includes some information on provincial and private PCB waste and storage sites.

NPRINational Pollutant Release Inventory 1993-2008

Environment Canada has defined the National Pollutant Release Inventory ("NPRI") as a federal government initiative designed to collect comprehensive national data regarding releases to air, water, or land, and waste transfers of 178 specified substances.

PCFTParks Canada Fuel Storage Tanks 1920-Jan 2005

Canadian Heritage maintains an inventory of all known fuel storage tanks operated by Parks Canada, in both National Parks and at National Historic Sites. The database details information on site name, location, tank install/removal date, capacity, fuel type, facility type, tank design and owner/operator.

TCFTTransport Canada Fuel Storage Tanks 1970-March 2007

Within the provinces of BC, MB, NB, NF, ON, PE, and QC; Transport Canada currently owns and operates 90 fuel storage tanks. Our inventory provides information on the site name, location, tank age, capacity and fuel type.

Private Source Databases:

AUWRAutomobile Wrecking & Supplies 2001-Feb 2009

This database provides an inventory of all known locations that are involved in the scrap metal, automobile wrecking/recycling, and automobile parts & supplies industry. Information is provided on the company name, location and business type.

CHEMChemical Register 2000-Feb 2009

This database includes a listing of locations of facilities within Newfoundland and Labrador that either manufacture and/or distribute chemicals.

EHSERIS Historical Searches 1999-Apr 2010

EcoLog ERIS has compiled a database of all environmental risk reports completed since March 1999. Available fields for this database include: site location, date of report, type of report, and search radius. As per all other databases, the ERIS database can be referenced on both the map and "Statistical Profile" page.

MINECanadian Mine Locations 1998-2009

This information is collected from the Canadian & American Mines Handbook. The Mines database is a national database that provides over 290 listings on mines (listed as public companies) dealing primarily with precious metals and hard rocks. Listed are mines that are currently in operation, closed, suspended, or are still being developed (advanced projects). Their locations are provided as geographic coordinates (x, y and/or longitude, latitude). As of 2002, data pertaining to Canadian smelters and refineries has been appended to this database.

OGWOil and Gas Wells 1988-Jun 2010

The Nickle’s Energy Group (publisher of the Daily Oil Bulletin) collects information on drilling activity including operator and well statistics. The well information database includes name, location, class, status and depth. The main Nickles’ database is updated on a daily basis, however, this database is updated on a monthly basis. More information is available at www.nickles.com.

PAPCanadian Pulp and Paper 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009

This information is part of the Pulp and Paper Canada Directory. The Directory provides a comprehensive listing of the locations of pulp and paper mills and the products that they produce.

RSTRetail Fuel Storage Tanks 2000-Feb 2009

This database includes an inventory of known fuel outlet locations (including marinas) that have on their property gasoline, waste oil, natural gas and / or gas propane storage tanks.

SCTScott’s Manufacturing Directory 2000-Sept 2009

Scott’s Directories is a data bank containing information on nearly 2000 manufacturers in Newfoundland & Labrador. Even though Scott’s listings are voluntary, it is the most comprehensive database of Newfoundland & Labrador manufacturers available. Information concerning a company’s address, plant size, and main products are included in this database.