Changing regulatory amendments to give proponents greater flexibility and a streamlined process to apply for a permit to take water is not really about flexibility and cutting red tape.
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This proposed regulatory amendment represents a sweeping erosion of Ontario’s environmental protections. It undermines public oversight, violates Indigenous rights, and accelerates the privatization and exploitation of our shared water systems.
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Allowing water taking permits to carry over to new owners or licence holders is an invitation to abuse or circumvent our right to clean, abundant water and it would be the removal of one of the few ways to ensure these operators are adhering to all legislation, including environmental regulations, w
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This proposal could allow a new owner with environmental law violations to take water with out reviewing their past infractions and in places where the permit to take water is older there would be limited opportunities to review changed conditions where the water is significantly reduced to the poin
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The Ontario government has a duty to protect residents' access to water. Without clean water, life is not sustainable.
Please revisit this proposed change to permits to take water.
They should not be automatically renewed when ownership of a permit changes.
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As an Ontarian, I care greatly about the health and integrity of our natural water systems, and the continuing availability of fresh clean water for future generations, and for the health of Ontario ecosystems far into the future. The health of these systems is critical.
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Watertaking is not being monitored in Ontario. With the unusual weather patterns and drought conditions we need a system that can ensure municipalities, farmers, industry and residents a consistent and reliable source for water as we move forward.
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Water should stay in the ground and not end up in plastic bottles. Nature has delicate balances and unnatural uses of water upstes the balance. Also water in bottles creates more plastic in the environment as eventual microplastics and nanoplastics that will be there for hundreds of years.
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Transferring Water Permits Amendment
Water access and good planning around natural resources are essential for the long term well being of Ontario and all who live here now and for future generations.
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Water is not an unlimited resource and it is a human right that all people, animals, wildlife and vegetation have access to it. It should not be available to corporations or others to profit from.
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Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) support the government’s proposed changes to provide flexibility for water taking activities. Water is a fundamental input for greenhouse agriculture.
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The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) appreciates the government’s formal prioritization the construction of a new 230-kilovolt double-circuit transmission line between Lauzon Transformer Station (Windsor) and Lakeshore Transformer Station (Lakeshore) under Section 96.1 of the Ontario Ener
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The ford administration is one again selling off public assets. This will not protect us from the USA. This is not ok. It is not yours to sell. It belongs to the people of Ontario.
It is the responsibility of the company to apply within the application window for a new permit. If they miss the deadline they they need to invest in proper staff keep up to date and comply with Ontario's regulations and permitting processes.
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Proposed changes to provide flexibility for water taking activities
The PROPOSED CHANGES are PLACING CORPORATE PROFITS BFORE ONTARIANS’ SAFETY
The proposed changes are putting the health and safety of Ontario drinking water at risk!
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