This permit term is far too…

This permit term is far too long. It is a greedy grab by a company that usually does not retain a holding for more than 7 years when their debt bond will come due. We need to be precautionary in this case as this new company is an unknown entity investment firm combined with an investor that flips companies.

Bottled water is the lowest priority possible as a water use. This needs to be reflected in the permit and the conditions on it. There does need to be a mechanism to reduce the permit in times of drought. Water restrictions in this area are common now. This has been a very dry spring. Our dams and reservoirs are at low levels already. This is across the whole of North America.

Dr John Pomeroy from the University of Saskatchewan was interviewed on CBC this week about the megadrought that the whole of North America is suffering now. This is no time to give away water for such a frivolous use!

The single use plastic water bottles are dangerous and, with this company, prolific. They do not produce water. They produce plastic which must be curtailed.

Refuse the permit outright or restrict the time period to no more than 5 years, put conditions for major reductions in pumping in the case of drought and water shortages, insist on a proper consultation with Six Nations that has not happened whatever Nestle or Blue Triton Brands may say and certainly has not happened with the provincial government rather than the applicant, and do a proper water budget on the whole watershed.

We cannot afford to give away water blindly which this has been historically. We can no longer ignore the Native voices especially on the Haldimand Tract. Six Nations gave a cease and desist letter to Nestle. That ought to indicate the views of Six Nations!

This permit has so many negative consequences. Make a look to the future decision.