I oppose granting or…

I oppose granting or extending to Triton Water Canada Holdings, Inc. a permit to take water from a known water vulnerable area and watershed. Drought in this area ninety years ago led in 1948 to the formation of conservation authorities throughout the province in order to protect watershed, occupants, and resident activities therein. Periodic reports of introducing a pipeline from Lake Huron to supplement the area water needs highlights this vulnerability. Increasing residential expansion in the area places additional demands upon an already vulnerable water supply and ecological balance. Water is not and should not be viewed as a commodity but rather must be identified as part of the public commons.
Withdrawing water from an identified water vulnerable area invites resident supply issues and potential watershed crisis and disaster.
Taxing a watershed beyond known sustainability and removing this vital element for all life therein is imprudent, short-sighted, and contrary to the wishes of residents and research values.