Agnico Eagle Mines Limited - Permit to take water

Instrument type: Permit to take water

ERO number
019-6352
Ministry reference number
5203-CLFRMF
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Decision Updated
Decision posted
Comment period
December 5, 2022 - January 4, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated

Update Announcement

This proposal notice has been updated on February 27, 2024, to advise the public that this file/application 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:
December 5, 2022
to January 4, 2023

Decision summary

This decision is for an amendment to Permit to Take Water No. 4872-CKZK3C for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (formerly Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.)for mining purposes. Water will be taken from one ground water source to provide water for the industrial mining operation dewatering activities located in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Location details

Site address

1350 Government Road West
Kirkland Lake, ON
Canada

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Proponent(s)

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Suite 400 - 145 King St E
Toronto, ON
M5C 2Y7
Canada

Decision details

This decision is for an amendment to Permit to Take Water No. 4872-CKZK3C for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (formerly Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.) for mining purposes. Water will be taken from one ground water source to provide water for the industrial mining operation dewatering activities located in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Permit to Take Water Number 5773-CQVRED was issued on March 12, 2024, for a period of 10 years.

Permits to Take Water include conditions that require the permit holder to:

  • collect and record the daily amount of water taken
  • comply with the terms and conditions in the permit
  • immediately report complaints or interference to the ministry
  • report water takings each year to the ministry

Details of the water taking are as follows:

Source name: Near Surface Decline/Near Surface Deposit Workings/AK Deposit Workings

  • purpose: industrial mining (dewatering activities)
  • maximum rate per minute (litres): 2,298
  • maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
  • maximum volume per day (litres): 3,309,120.00
  • maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
  • period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years

Issued Permits to Take Water can be viewed and downloaded at Access Ontario, by searching the approval number,5773-CQVRED, in the search field located at the top of the map, see “I want to…Search by Approval Number”, here: Access Environment

Access Environment displays the following information:

  • business name
  • facility address and location on an interactive map
  • type of approval or registration from the ministry (view a PDF copy)
  • date of issue
  • status of the approval (approved, amended, revoked and/or replaced)
  • status of the registration (registered, suspended, removed)

Comments received

Through the registry

0

By email

2

By mail

0
View comments submitted through the registry

Effects of consultation

Two Indigenous communities responded from the notifications. One community requested the application documents for this proposal and following that, indicated no further concerns or questions. The second community responded with no concerns.

Supporting materials

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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.

Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.

Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division - Northern Region (North Bay)
Address

191 Booth Road
Unit 16 & 17
North Bay, ON
P1A 4K3
Canada

Office phone number

How to Appeal

This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from March 18, 2024 to begin the appeal process.

Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.

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Start the process to appeal

If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.

First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.

If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.

Seek leave to appeal

To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:

  1. prepare your application
  2. provide notice to the minister
  3. mail your application to three parties

1. Prepare your application

You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:

  1. A document that includes:
    • your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
    • the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
    • a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
    • your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
    • the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
    • whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
    • the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
    • the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
    • the outcome you’d like to see
  2. A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
  3. Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered

The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:

  1. is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
  2. could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?

2. Provide your notice

You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.

In your notice, please include a brief description of the:

  • decision that you wish to appeal
  • grounds for granting leave to appeal

You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:

College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3

3. Mail your application

You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:

  • appellate body
  • issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
  • proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)

Issuing authority
Archana Uprety
Hydrogeologist Permit to Take Water (Acting)

Environmental Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Avenue West
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

(647) 248-9672

Proponent(s)

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Suite 400 - 145 King St E
Toronto, ON
M5C 2Y7
Canada


Appellate body

Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca

About the Ontario Land Tribunal


Include the following:

ERO number
019-6352
Ministry reference number
5203-CLFRMF

This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.

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Original proposal

ERO number
019-6352
Ministry reference number
5203-CLFRMF
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Proposal posted

Comment period

December 5, 2022 - January 4, 2023 (30 days)

Proposal details

This proposal is for an amendment to Permit to Take Water No. 4872-CKZK3C for Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. for mining purposes. Water will be taken from one ground water source to provide water for the industrial mining operation dewatering activities located in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Details of the water taking are as follows:

Source name: Near Surface Decline/Near Surface Deposit Workings/AK Deposit Workings

  • purpose: industrial mining (dewatering activities)
  • maximum rate per minute (litres): 2,298
  • maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
  • maximum volume per day (litres): 3,309,120.00
  • maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
  • period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 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 3 permit.

Supporting materials

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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.

Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.

Client Services and Permissions Branch
Address

135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

Office phone number

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

This consultation was open from December 5, 2022
to January 4, 2023

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