Update Announcement
This proposal notice was updated on August 29, 2024 to advise the public that this file is still under active review. The ministry is reviewing the comments it has received to date. The original proposal date and comment period have not been altered.
This consultation was open from:
June 25, 2019
to August 9, 2019
Proposal summary
This proposal is for an amendment to Permit To Take Water No. 2718-7S3RM7 for Lafarge Canada Inc. Water will be taken from one (1) well, three (3) ponds, and one (1) watercourse for quarry dewatering and industrial purposes at the Wellington County pit and quarry.
Location details
Site address
7051 Wellington Road 124
Lot 5, 7, 8 & 10, Concession 5, Div B South of Waterloo Road
Guelph/Eramosa,
ON
Canada
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Lafarge Canada Inc.
6509 Airport Road
Mississauga,
ON
L4V 1S7
Canada
Proposal details
Description of instrument
This proposal is for an amendment to Permit To Take Water No. 2718-7S3RM7 for Lafarge Canada Inc. This amendment is to include additional sources of water at the site in order to advance the quarry.
Water will be taken from one (1) well, three (3) ponds, and one (1) watercourse for quarry dewatering and industrial purposes at the Wellington County pit and quarry located on the south side of Highway 124, in the Townships of Guelph-Eramosa and Puslinch.
Details of the water taking are as follows:
Source of water: Quarry Sump
- Purpose of taking: Quarry Dewatering
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 14,930
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 21,500,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- Period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source of water: On-Site Supply Well
- Purpose of taking: Industrial
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 303
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 12
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 218,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- Period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source of water: Source Pond/Quarry Water Management Pond
- Purpose of taking: Industrial
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 7,455
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 10
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 4,473,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 295
- Period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source of water: Holding Pond
- Purpose of taking: Industrial
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 455
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 10
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 273,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 295
- Period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source of water: Speed River
- Purpose of taking: Industrial
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 909
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 1,309,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 295
- Period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
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119 King Street West
9th Floor
Hamilton,
ON
L8P 4Y7
Canada
135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
The comment period was from June 25, 2019
to August 9, 2019