James Dick Construction Limited - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for James Dick Construction Limited. Water will be taken for aggregate extraction dewatering purposes at the Glen Christie Quarry, located at 2145 Waterloo Regional Road 24in Cambridge, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Source Name:Lower Quarry Lake

• purpose: aggregate extraction - dewatering
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 9,550
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres):13,752,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 120
• period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years

Source Name:Quarry Sump

• purpose: aggregate extraction - dewatering
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 6,900
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 9,936,000
• 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.