GROUPE CRH CANADA INC./CRH CANADA GROUP INC. - Permit to take water

This proposal is for the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 6572-A3WQ3G for CRH CANADA GROUP INC. Water will be taken from one pond for the purposes of aggregate washing, in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. The water taking is as follows:

Source name: excavation pond

• purpose of taking: pond outflow
• maximum rate per minute (litres per minute): 7,230
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 10,415,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• length of taking: 10 years

Source name: excavation pond

• purpose of taking: industrial aggregate washing
• maximum rate per minute (litres per minute): 15,160
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 18
• maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 16,372,800
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 200
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 03/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 11/30
• length of taking: 10 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 1 permit.