Five W Farms Inc. - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a renewal to Permit to Take Water No. 3062-9NVPRJ for Five W Farms Inc. Water will be taken from one pond for quarry dewatering and dust suppression purposes at the Kirkfield Quarry, located in Bexley Township, City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Source Name: On-site Quarry Sump(s) - Contingency Dewatering

• purpose of taking: dewatering
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 8,700
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 12,528,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 120
• period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years

Source Name: On-site Quarry Sump(s) - Typical Dewatering

• purpose of taking: dust suppression
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 6,000
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 8,640,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 245
• period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years

Source Name: On-site Quarry Sump(s) - Dust Suppression for Mobile Crusher

• purpose of taking: industrial - dust suppression
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 3,000
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 250,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a 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 1 permit.