RE:EBR Registry Number 013…

RE:EBR Registry Number 013-1840 Establishment of a Regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002

Hello Jennifer.

The City of Guelph would like to thank you for your work on this file. Through conversations with you and participating in a public consultation event, we believe that your team has already addressed our concern.

That being said, we feel it is important to follow the process and formally document the City’s position on the requirement for council resolutions as a condition of an application to receive or amend a DWWP.

As discussed, the issue we face is that other affected municipalities within our Source Water Wellhead Protection Area would also be required to pass a council resolution on the feasibility of new source water for Guelph before the source is approved by the Ministry.

As the Environmental Assessment Process will scientifically assess the feasibility of a qualified source, a council resolution from a neighbouring municipality should be unnecessary and could become political and impede progress regardless of the conclusions of the EA.

The City of Guelph is recommending that a council resolution from an affected neighbouring municipality be removed as a requirement to achieving Ministry approval to commission a new water source.

Thank you for your consideration.

[Original Comment ID: 212364]