This consultation was open from:
January 7, 2026
to February 6, 2026
Decision summary
Permit to Take Water No.6485-DUQK8J has been issued for Camelot Golf & Country Club. This proposal was for a renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 4387-AL6KKG. Water will be taken from one pond, one watercourse, and two wells for golf course irrigation and portable water supply purposes, located in Cumberland, within the City of Ottawa.
Location details
Site address
906 Quigley Hill Road
Cumberland,
Canada
Site location map
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Camelot Golf & Country Club
906 Quigley Hill Road
Cumberland,
ON
K4C 1H1
Canada
Decision details
Permit to Take Water No. 6485-DUQK8J has been issued for Camelot Golf & Country Club. This proposal was for a renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 4387-AL6KKG. Water will be taken from one pond, one watercourse, and two wells for golf course irrigation and portable water supply purposes, located in Cumberland, within the City of Ottawa.
Details of the water taking are as follows:
Permit type – renewal
Source Name: Clubhouse Well
- purpose of taking: water supply
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 189
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum Volume per day (litres): 34,074
- 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: 5 years
Source Name: Maintenance Well
- purpose of taking: water supply
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 23
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum Volume per day (litres): 33,120
- 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: 5 years
Source Name: Ottawa River
- purpose of taking: golf course irrigation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 2,273
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum Volume per day (litres): 3,273,120
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 153
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 04/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 10/31
- period of taking: 5 years
Source Name: On-Site Ponds
- purpose of taking: golf course irrigation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 3,785
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 18
- maximum Volume per day (litres): 2,725,495
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 214
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 04/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 10/31
- period of taking: 5 years
The ministry has decided to issue this permit for a period of 5 years.
Issued Permits to Take Water can be viewed and downloaded at Access Ontario, by searching the approval number, 6485-DUQK8J, in the search field located at the top of the map, see "I want to...Search by Approval Number", here: Access Environment
Access Environment displays the following information:
- business name
- facility address and location on an interactive map
- type of approval or registration from the ministry (view a PDF copy)
- date of issue
- status of the approval (approved, amended, revoked and/or replaced)
- status of the registration (registered, suspended, removed)
Effects of consultation
Comments relevant to the water taking proposal were considered as part of the review of the application.
The main concerns raised were regarding the high volume of water being requested for golf course irrigation, opposition to the purpose of the taking, and concerns that this taking could result in local water shortages or depletion of the aquifer.
In consideration of these comments, the technical information associated with this taking was reviewed, and it was determined that the potential impacts of this water taking are low. Monitoring data collected at the site to date have not indicated any discernible impacts to water levels. Monitoring and reporting conditions have been included in the permit to monitor for potential impacts to groundwater resources.
Majority of the water is being taken from the Ottawa River and the on-site Ponds for golf course irrigation purposes. A lower volume of water is being taken from the two wells for water supply purposes at the golf course. Most of the water taken for irrigation purposes will be returned to the environment via runoff or discharge of groundwater. In addition, the water taking methodology outlined in the conditions of the Permit will ensure there are no water quantity impacts to the Ottawa East tributary.
Ministry staff have determined that the potential impacts of this water taking are low, and that the conditions of the permit are sufficient to ensure that any potential effects can be identified and addressed through adaptive management, if necessary.
Supporting materials
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135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from July 6, 2026 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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Start the process to appeal
If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.
First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.
If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.
Seek leave to appeal
To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- mail your application to three parties
1. Prepare your application
You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:
- A document that includes:
- your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
- the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
- a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
- your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
- the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
- whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
- the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
- the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
- the outcome you’d like to see
- A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
- Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered
The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:
- is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
- could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?
2. Provide your notice
You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.
In your notice, please include a brief description of the:
- decision that you wish to appeal
- grounds for granting leave to appeal
You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:
College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
3. Mail your application
You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:
- appellate body
- issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
- proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)
Camelot Golf & Country Club
906 Quigley Hill Road
Cumberland,
ON
K4C 1H1
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Include the following:
This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
This proposal is to renew and amend Permit to Take Water No. 4387-AL6KKG for Camelot Golf & Country Club. Water will be taken from one pond, one watercourse, and two wells for golf course irrigation and portable water supply purposes, located in Cumberland, within the City of Ottawa, Ontario.
The amendment is to increase the maximum volume of water taking per day from the Maintenence Well from 2,728 litres per day to 33,120 litres per day. Details of the water taking is as follows:
Source Name: Clubhouse Well
- purpose of taking: water supply
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 189
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum Volume per day (litres): 34,074
- 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 Name: Maintenance Well
- purpose of taking: water supply
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 23
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum Volume per day (litres): 33,120
- 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 Name: Ottawa River
- purpose of taking: golf course irrigation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 2,273
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum Volume per day (litres): 3,273,120
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 153
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 04/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 10/31
- period of taking: 10 years
Source Name: On-Site Ponds
- purpose of taking: golf course irrigation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 3,785
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 18
- maximum Volume per day (litres): 2,725,495
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 214
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 04/01
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 10/31
- 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 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.
Supporting materials
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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from January 7, 2026
to February 6, 2026
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comments received
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