It has come to our attention…

It has come to our attention that Strada has applied for a new water taking permit for January 1, 2026, in preparation for their blasting quarry of 180 feet below the water table. This application to increase to 5,000,000 litres/day would be used for aggregate washing within their quarry footprint.

Additional water pumping and diverting from the new proposed quarry indicates in their hydrological studies that an additional 6,600,000 litres/day would be necessary to pump or divert around the quarry footprint. Please refer to Hunter and Associates Environmental and Engineering Consultants, File Date: January 23, 2025, source: excerpts from Appendix E: Impact Assessment, October 20, 2024, Table 6.1 Summary of Water Management Fluxes.

With potato farms just to the north and west increasing their use of irrigation (5 permits with a total of 19,552,200 litres/day maximum) has put an additional strain on the water table supply, especially in drier years. . The addition of Strada’s new request for water taking permit will only put more demand on the limited water supply that we rely on for our wells and surface spring water streams. The application for an additional 2,600,000 litres/day should not be approved.
The quarry proposal of blasting 180 feet below the water table would be a water quality and quantity disaster for the headwaters region of Dufferin county and all the areas of southern ontario that get their water from the aquifers up here. Please do not approve this application."