255 King St West Inc. - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for 255 King Street West Inc. for construction dewatering purposes. Water will be taken from one well to support excavation and construction of foundation and basement levels of three high-rise apartment buildings, located in Cambridge, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Source Name: Dewatering Area 1

• purpose: construction dewatering
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 2,153
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 3,100,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 2 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.