THE OSLER BLUFF SKI CLUB - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a technical amendment to Permit to Take Water (PTTW) No. 4570-CYJRMQ for The Osler Bluff Ski Club Limited. Water will be taken from one watercourse and three ponds for sources for ski/snowboarding facility snowmaking purposes, located in the Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Permit type- Amendment

Source Name: Black Ash Creek

• Purpose: Ski/Snowboarding Facility - Snowmaking
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 3,030
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 4,363,200
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 120
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 11/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 03/31
• Period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: Upper Reservoir

• Purpose: Ski/Snowboarding Facility - Snowmaking
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 4,540
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 6,537,600
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 120
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 11/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 03/31
• Period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: Oslerview Reservoir

• Purpose of taking: Ski/Snowboarding Facility - Snowmaking
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 18,927
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 27,254,880
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 120
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 11/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 03/31
• Period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: Oslerbrook Golf and Country Club Reservoir

• Purpose: Ski/Snowboarding Facility - Snowmaking
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 6,819
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 4,564,000
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 90
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 02/28
• 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.