QUEENSTON GOLF CLUB LIMITED - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a renewal to Permit to Take Water No. 0040-A98HJA for QUEENSTON GOLF CLUB LIMITED. Water will be taken from three ponds for golf course irrigation purposes in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Permit type - Renewal

Source Name : Pond #2

• purpose: golf course irrigation
• maximum rate per minute (litres/minute): 1,136
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 4
• maximum volume per day (litres): 273,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 150
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): May 1
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): September 30
• period of taking: 10 years

Source Name : Pond #6

• purpose: golf course irrigation
• maximum rate per minute (litres/minute): 1,136
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 4
• maximum volume per day (litres): 273,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 150
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): May 1
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): September 30
• period of taking: 10 years

Source Name : Pond #7

• purpose: golf course irrigation
• maximum rate per minute (litres/minute): 1,136
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 4
• maximum volume per day (litres): 273,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 150
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): May
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): September 30
• period of 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.