Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a renewal to Permit To Take Water No.1230-A8TJHP for Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada for irrigation, water supply and cooling water purposes. Water will be taken from four wells in Halton Hills, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Permit type - Renewal

Source name: Well #1

• purpose: facility operations, irrigation
• maximum rate per minute (litres/min): 341
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 12
• maximum volume per day (litres): 245,520
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): January 1st
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): December 31st
• period of taking: 10 Years

Source name: Well #2

• purpose: communal supply, water supply
• maximum rate per minute (litres/min): 246
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 12
• maximum volume per day (litres): 177,120
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): January 1st
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): December 31st
• period of taking: 10 Years

Source name: Well #3

• purpose: communal supply, water supply
• maximum rate per minute (litres/min): 189
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 12
• maximum volume per day (litres): 136,080
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): January 1st
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): December 31st
• period of taking: 10 Years

Source name: Well #4

• purpose: industrial
• maximum rate per minute (litres/min): 1,136
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 1,635,840
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): January 1st
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): December 31st
• period of taking: 10 Years

There are three 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