2771881 Ontario Limited - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a new of Permit to Take Water for 2771881 Ontario Limited for construction-dewatering purposes. Water will be taken from two ponds, located in the City of Ottawa, Ontario. Details of water taking are as follows:

Source Name: S1 - Underground Parking Excavation

Source Type: Pond

Purpose: dewatering construction

• maximum rate per minute (litres): 8,400
• maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 4,500,000
• maximum number of days taking in a year: 365
• period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for five years

Source Name: S2 - Supplemental Dewatering

Source Type: Pond

Purpose: dewatering construction

• maximum rate per minute (litres): 8,400
• maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 5,000,000
• maximum number of days taking in a year: 365
• period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for five 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.