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Update Announcement
A decision for this proposal has been published as a Bulletin under ERO 019-3594 on May 19, 2021.
This consultation was open from:
June 2, 2020
to July 2, 2020
Proposal summary
This proposal is for a new Permit To Take Water for water supply purposes for Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. Water will be taken from a well at the Macassa Mine, located in the Town of Kirkland Lake, District of Timiskaming, Ontario.
Location details
Site address
1350 Government Road West
Town of Kirkland Lake, District of Timiskaming,
ON
P0K 1A0
Canada
Site location details
Macassa Mine
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Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.
1350 Government Road West
Kirkland Lake,
ON
P2N 3J1
Canada
Why consultation isn't required
On April 1, 2020, the Ontario Government made a temporary regulation to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Ontario Regulation 115/20 exempts all proposals for policies, acts, regulations and instruments from posting requirements under the EBR until 30 days after the declared emergency is terminated.
Proposal details
This proposal is for a new Permit To Take Water for Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. Water will be taken from a well for water supply purposes at the Macassa Mine, located in the Town of Kirkland Lake, District of Timiskaming, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:
Source 1
- source of water: well (PW1)
- purpose of taking: water supply
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 80
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 115,200
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
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Contact
Permit to take water coordinator (Northern region)
435 James Street South
Floor 3, Suite 331
Thunder Bay,
ON
P7E 6S7
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
The comment period was from June 2, 2020
to July 2, 2020