The question of whether or not Ontario's groundwater resources are being threatened is a relative newcomer to the public's awareness of environmental issues. However, it is a critical question demanding immediate investigation.
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Please consider carefully the impact that water-bottling for profit will have on the communities in Centre Wellington. If you visit our community you will sense that there is a very strong opposition to the taking of water in this way.
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9 years ago I had a new well drilled on my property that ended up being an artesian well producing about 100 gallons per minute. I decided to use this natural flow of water from the aquifer to support an open look geothermal heating system.
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Climate Change is causing severe drought which affects our groundwater resources and the farms in Wellington County (where I live) which depend on them for irrigation of crops. Big Corporations like Nestle which pumps millions of liters of water a day aren't concerned with the bigger picture.
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I would like to express my support of the decision to extend the moratorium on new applications for water taking permits. I am glad to hear there is concern about protecting water sources from
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I'm submitting this comment to advise that I am opposed to the taking of Ontario groundwater for bottling and particularly for bottling in support of commercial sales.
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I, as a resident of Centre Wellington support the extension of the moratorium of water bottling permits. I think the community would benefit from this extension, provided that time is used effectively, to complete current water studies, regarding current and future needs of the community.
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We need to stop giving away our precious resource, water!
Water is a finite resource and shouldn’t be taken for profit by big business. There is no need for this.
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I am very happy that the government is taking a cautious approach regarding the water situation in Center Wellington. I am very concerned about water bottling companies, such as nestle, taking the water from this region, and would rather that they did not do so.
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you need to put simple aexplanations at the top or first line of your message to make it clear if a moratorium is a good or bad thing for you and your purpose.
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It's very difficult for me to understand why our spring water needs to be sold at all, let alone at a absolutely ridiculously low price, for resale back to us at thousands of times the price we sold it. A dream come true for the water bottlers. Throw their lobby out the door. They've had enough.
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I support the moratorium on water bottling permits.
Ontario water is safe. There is no need for bottled water.
The Nestle facility at Aberfoyle produces the equivalent of a billion 500ml plastic bottles annually.
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It is my opinion that the selling of bottled water should be banned as it is one of the most egregious assaults on the environment today in the enormous numbers of plastic bottles that litter our land, lakes rivers and seas.
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As someone who has been carrying my own water bottle around for decades, I'm against letting Nestle or other corporations use our water to put in plastic bottles and sell.
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