Vale Canada Limited - Permit to take water

This proposal is for the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 7413-9NUJHS for Vale Canada Limited for remediation purposes. Water will be taken from four wells and one pond located in Lively, District of Sudbury, Ontario. Details of Water Taking are as follows:

Permit type - renewal

Source Name: PW1

Purpose of water taking: remediation

• source of water: well - drilled
• total maximum rate (litres per minute): 24
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• total maximum volume (litres) per day: 34,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a 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: PW2

Purpose of water taking: remediation

• source of water: well - drilled
• total maximum rate (litres per minute): 24
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• total maximum volume (litres) per day: 34,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a 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: PW3

Purpose of water taking: remediation

• source of water: well - drilled
• total maximum rate (litres per minute): 24
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• total maximum volume (litres) per day: 34,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a 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: PW4

Purpose of water taking: remediation

• source of water: well - drilled
• total maximum rate (litres per minute): 24
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• total maximum volume (litres) per day: 34,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a 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: Interception Trench

Purpose of water taking: remediation

• source of water: pond - dugout
• maximum rate (litres per minute): 394
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume (litres) per day: 566,000
• maximum number of days of taking in a 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 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.