St. Albert Cheese Co-operative Inc. - Permit to take water

This proposal is for an renewal to the existing Permit to Take Water No. 7771-DADKFR for St. Albert Cheese Co-operative Inc. Water will be taken from three wells for a cheese production plant in Cambridge, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Permit type - Renewal

Source # 1-Outside Supply Well (1)

• source of water: drilled well
• purpose of taking: industrial - food processing
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 1,300
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 145,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd):01/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• period of taking: 10 years

Source # 2- East Well (PW3)

• source of water: drilled well
• purpose of taking: industrial - food processing
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 227
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 20,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• period of taking: 10 years

Source # 3-Southeast Well (PW4)

• source of water: drilled well
• purpose of taking: industrial - food processing
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 1,300
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 145,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• period of taking: 10 years

Source # 4 PW5

• source of water: drilled well
• purpose of taking: industrial - food processing
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 386
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres) 556,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/31
• 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 impactor 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.