Silani Sweet Cheese Limited - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a new Permit to Take Water for Silani Sweet Cheese Limited. Water will be taken from two wells for industrial food processing purposes, located in the King City, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Source name: well 1 (A075137)

• purpose of taking: industrial food processing
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 180
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 260,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
• length of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years

Source name: well 2 (5735002)

• purpose of taking: industrial food processing
• maximum rate per minute (litres per minute): 70
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume of taking per day: 100,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
• length 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.