Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. - Permit to take water

This proposal is for an amendment to Permit to Take Water No. 0516-CV9JQH for the purpose of aggregate washing for Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. (previously GIP Construction and Materials Limited). The amendment is for the revised location to monitoring station SW1 and new monitoring station SW2 and change to the wording to limit monitoring water levels. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Permit type: renewal/amendment

Source name: Mountain Lake - Spring Wash Pond Filling

• purpose: aggregate washing
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 1,800
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 12
• maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 1,296,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 10
• period of taking: April 1 to October 31 for 10 years

Source name: Mountain Lake - Wash Pond Top-up

• purpose: aggregate washing
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 135
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 12
• maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 97,200
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 10
• period of taking: April 1 to October 31 for 10 years

There are 3 categories of a Permit to Take Water:

• Category 1: water takings are anticipated to have a lower risk of causing an unacceptable environmental impact/interference
• Category 2: water takings are anticipated to having a higher potential of causing unacceptable environmental impact or interference
• Category 3: water takings are anticipated to have the highest potential of causing unacceptable environmental impactor interference

The proposed water taking qualifies as a Category 1 permit.