Areas of Sensitive Surface/Groundwater - Sensitive area boundary interpreted from 1:1 000 000 scale Surficial Geology Map of Saskatchewan, CSRS NAD83 Zone13, Ministry of Energy & Resources 2022

This dataset is the estimated boundary of sensitive surface areas/groundwater in southeast Saskatchewan interpreted from the 1:1 000 000 scale Surficial Geology Map of Saskatchewan. 

This dataset contains a buffered polygon area digitized from the 1:1 000 000 scale Surficial Geology Map of Saskatchewan (1997) that references glaciofluvial material known to be vulnerable to surface and ground water contaminants. The sensitive nature of the area is known by Ministry staff and Government agencies due to concerns brought forward by local residents. Currently, the polygon spans from ranges 34 West of the 1stMeridian – 20 West of the 2ndMeridian, and from the international border with the U.S.A to township 11 in southeast Saskatchewan which contains identified areas with additional obligations cited in Directive PNG005: Casing and Cementing Requirements, Appendix 1. The polygon was created to be used in preliminary screening tools when licensing new Ministry infrastructure and for land analysis purposes. End-users should review the Use Limitation outlined below and understand that the buffered polygon is an interpretive boundary and does not guarantee to fully contain or exclude any specific surface material or groundwater resources. The extent was created as a file geodatabase polygon feature class and output for public distribution.

Ministry of Energy & Resources staff. Any products derived from the use of the data provided by the Ministry of Energy & Resources Saskatchewan Mining and Petroleum GeoAtlas/ GeoPlanner must be cited with the layers and date used to create those products. The ‘GeoAtlas’ and ‘GeoPlanner’ contains information licensed under the Government of Saskatchwan Standard Unrestricted Use Data License (Version 2.0). For Example: Saskatchewan Mining and Petroleum GeoPlanner, Areas of Sensitive Surfaces/Groundwater in Southeast Saskatchewan, March 2022. 

Although the Government of Saskatchewan has exercised all reasonable care in the compilation, interpretation, and production of this item, it is not possible to ensure total accuracy, and all persons who rely on the information contained herein do so at their own risk. The Government of Saskatchewan does not accept liability for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies that may be included in or derived from, this item. This product contains information licensed under the Government of Saskatchewan Standard Unrestricted Use Data License (Version 2.0).