Update Announcement
This proposal notice was updated on September 3rd, 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:
August 2, 2024
to September 1, 2024
Decision summary
New Permit to Take Water No. 3474-D97UEA was issued to Pines of Georgina Golf Course Limited for golf course irrigation purposes. Water will be taken from one watercourse intake of the Pefferlaw River, Lake Simcoe backwater for 9 years.
Location details
Site address
30446 Highway 48
Pefferlaw,
ON
Canada
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
View this location on a map opens link in a new windowProponent(s)
Pines of Georgina Golf Club Limited
30446 Highway 48
Pefferlaw,
ON
L0E 1N0
Canada
Decision details
New Permit to Take Water No. 3474-D97UEA was issued to Pines of Georgina Golf Course Limited for golf course irrigation purposes. Water will be taken from one watercourse intake of the Pefferlaw River, Lake Simcoe backwater for 9 years.
Details of the water taking are as follows:
Source name: Pefferlaw River Tributary
- purpose: commercial - golf course irrigation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 656
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 945,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 180
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 04/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 10/31
- period of taking: 9 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.
Issued Permits To Take Water can be viewed and downloaded at Access Ontario, by searching the approval number, 3474-D97UEA , in the search field located at the top of the map, see "I want to...Search by Approval Number", here:
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).
Effects of consultation
Comments relevant to the water taking proposal were considered as part of the review of the application. The main concerns raised were regarding the following:
- the health of the tributary flowing through the golf course (potentially from runoff from the golf course), and
- the potential adverse impacts resulting from the proposed taking volume.
The Ministry required the applicant to retain a Qualified Person to evaluate the impact of the proposed taking. The Qualified Person demonstrated that the taking location is supported by backwater from Lake Simcoe and thus there are no reductions in flow or water level during the times of taking. As such, no adverse environmental impacts are anticipated from the taking.
Potential impacts to surrounding surface water from fertilizer use are not within the scope of Permit to Take Water. However, the Ministry has notified the local conservation authority so that support on implementing best practices for fertilizer management can be provided. The Permit Holder has also been encouraged to engage the local conservation authority to ensure best fertilizer management practices are implemented.
Supporting materials
View materials in person
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.
135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from September 24, 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:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- 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:
- 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
- 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
- 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:
- 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?
- 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)
Pines of Georgina Golf Club Limited
30446 Highway 48
Pefferlaw,
ON
L0E 1N0
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Include the following:
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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Contact
Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for Pines of Georgina Golf Course Limited. Water will be taken from one watercourse intake of the Pefferlaw River for golf course irrigation and dewatering purposes. Details of the water taking are as follows:
Source name: Pefferlaw River Tributary
- purpose: commercial - golf course irrigation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 656
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 945,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 180
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 04/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 10/31
- period of taking: 10 years
Source name: Dewatering
- purpose: dewatering - golf course dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 4800
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 10
- maximum volume per day (litres): 2,880,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 60
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 04/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 10/31
- period 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 2 permit.
Supporting materials
View materials in person
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.
135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from August 2, 2024
to September 1, 2024
Connect with us
Contact
Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
14By email
14By mail
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