INVERARY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB INC - Permit to take water

This application is for a renewal to the Permit to Take Water No. 7786-A4RLJQ for INVERARY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB INC. The purpose of this Permit is for golf course irrigation and water supply. Water will be taken from three drilled wells and four ponds: Clubhouse Well, Shop Well, Backup Well; and Ponds 1, 2, 3 and 4, in South Frontenac, County of Frontenac, Ontario.

Details of proposed water taking are as follows:

Permit type - Renewal

Source of water: Clubhouse Well

• purpose of taking: water supply
• maximum rate (litres per minute): 15
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 14
• maximum volume (litres) per day: 12,075
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 240
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): April 1
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): October 31
• period of water taking: 10 years

Source of water: Shop Well

• purpose of taking: water supply
• maximum rate (litres per minute): 50
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 1
• maximum volume (litres) per day:1,500
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 360
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd):  March 1
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): November 30
• period of water taking: 10 years

Source of water: Backup Well #1

• purpose of taking: water supply for ponds
• maximum rate (litres per minute): 275
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 8
• maximum volume (litres) per day: 132,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 20
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd):  August 1
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): September 30
• period of water taking: 10 years

Source of water: Ponds 1, 2, 3, 4

• purpose of taking: golf course irrigation
• maximum rate (litres per minute): 1,050
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 3
• maximum volume (litres) per day: 189,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 40
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd):  June 1
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): September 30
• period of water taking: 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.