Vale Canada Limited/Vale Canada Limitée - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a new to Permit to Take Water for Vale Canada Limited/Vale Canada Limitée. Water will be taken from eight pond for mining remediation-dewatering, located in the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Permit type – New

Source Name: EW-1

• Purpose: mining – remediation dewatering
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 28
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 43,320
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• Period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: EW-2

• Purpose: mining – remediation dewatering
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 7
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 10,080
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• Period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: EW-3

• Purpose: mining – remediation dewatering
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 30
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 43,200
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• Period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: EW-4

• Purpose: mining – remediation dewatering
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 26
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 37,440
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• Period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: EW-5

• Purpose: mining – remediation dewatering
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 9
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 12,960
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• Period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: EW-6

• Purpose: mining – remediation dewatering
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 10
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 14,400
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• Period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: EW-7

• Purpose: mining – remediation dewatering
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 30
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 43,200
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• Period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: EW-8

• Purpose: mining – remediation dewatering
• Maximum rate per minute (litres): 24
• Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• Maximum volume per day (litres): 34,560
• Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• Earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• Latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• 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 3 permit.