We must be very careful with our public waters. Sustainability must be protected in every community. Anything to streamline will only benefit corporations which have not been known to support sustainability as they have their shareholders and growth to appease.
I think this is disgusting. It does not serve the people. We cannot allow this risk to our drinking water as we face drought from climate change. Please, do not allow this to happen.
Environmental Defence Canada (EDC) opposes the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks’ (MECP) proposal to amend Ontario Regulation 387/04 (water taking and transfer) under the Ontario Water Resources Act (OWRA) to give proponents greater flexibility and streamline the process to apply for a
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This is very discouraging. The government of Ontario has a responsibility to manage the resources for our future generations. I thought that this was a responsibility that the government would take seriously. Every community in this country established near a source of drinking water.
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As a retired environmental scientist, I can say with certainty that the Ontario government's proposed changes to water-taking in our province will harm the water supply that we, as taxpayers, need to stay healthy and survive through future more frequent heatwaves and droughts.
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I write in strong opposition to ERO #025-0730, “Proposed changes to provide flexibility for water taking activities.” This proposed regulatory amendment represents a sweeping erosion of Ontario’s environmental protections.
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On behalf of Township of Puslinch Council, the attached comments are respectfully submitted for consideration with respect to ERO Posting 023-0730 regarding proposed changes to provide flexibility for water taking activities.
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To Whom it May Concern,
I wish to express my opposition to ERO #025-0730, “Proposed changes to provide flexibility for water taking activities.” I am very opposed to the privatization of natural water systems – it is like privatizing the air.
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Please find attached the City of Guelph's response to this proposal. We encourage the Ministry to consider the comments provided by Guelph and other municipalities in further developing this regulatory proposal.
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There is an increasing demand and diminishing supply of freshwater sources in Canada and around the world. We need much stronger, more permanent protection for all sources of freshwater.
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Permits to Take Water are wrong because they prioritize corporate profit over the human right to water and ecological sustainability. Water is a public trust and should not be treated as a commodity to be bought and sold, especially when communities lack access to clean water.
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Ontario is blessed with abundant water resources, but they are not inexhaustible. Over the past couple of decades, a variety of studies has provided more information about our surface and groundwater resources at a time when water-taking has increased for a variety of purposes.
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Water in plastic bottles is unsustainable, and a waste of resources. Water bottling plants, profit at the expense of public finances and our environment. I believe private ownership of groundwater should not be permitted.
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