Moretto Ingratta Farms Incorporated - Permit to take water

This proposal is for an amendment to Permit to Take Water No. 6080-9ZGPAS for the renewal of agricultural water taking and authorization to use Well 1 for commercial water bottling purposes. Water will be taken from three (3) wells. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Permit type – Amendment

Source name: Well 1

• purpose: agriculture
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 636
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 16
• maximum volume per day (litres): 610,560
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): January 1
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): December 31
• period of taking: 10 years

Source name: Well 1

• purpose: commercial bottled water
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 12
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: eight
• maximum volume per day (litres): 6,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 104
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): January 1
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): December 31
• period of taking: 10 years

Source Name: Well 2

• purpose: agriculture
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 795
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 16
• maximum volume per day (litres): 75,840
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): January 1
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): December 31
• period of taking: 10 years

Source name: Well 3

• purpose: agriculture
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 870
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 16
• maximum volume per day (litres): 835,200
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): January 1
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): December 31
• period of taking: 10 years

There are three 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.