This consultation was open from:
September 6, 2018
to October 6, 2018
Decision summary
This proposal was to renew, amend and combine two (2) permits to take water, No. 1687-8JNNAL and No.1336-AP2KNT, to facilitate pumping for quarrying and industrial operations at the East, Centre and West plants. Permit to Take Water No. 6132-B6JLRR was issued on March 28, 2019 for a period of 10 years.
Location details
Site location details
Carmeuse Lime West Quarries
Address: Lot: 14,15, Concession: 2N,3N,4N, Zorra, Township, Restructured County of Oxford
District Office: London - District
GeoReference: Map Datum: NAD83, Zone: 17, Accuracy Estimate: 10 -100 metres eg. Topographic Map, Method: Map, UTM Easting: 510820, UTM Northing: 4766915, UTM Location Description: Carmeuse Lime West Quarry Centroid,
Site number: 5493-668HM4
Carmeuse Lime East Quarries
Address: Lot: 17-19, Concession: 2N, 3N, Zorra, Township, Restructured County of Oxford
District Office: London - District
GeoReference: Map Datum: NAD83, Zone: 17, Accuracy Estimate: 0-1 metre eg. Survey, Method: GPS, UTM Easting: 512062, UTM Northing: 4768843, UTM Location Description: East Quarry,
Site number: 4063-668HQN
Carmeuse Lime Center Quarries
Address: Lot: 14-17, Concession: 3 North, Geographic Township: OXFORD (ON THAMES), Zorra, Township, Restructured County of Oxford
District Office: London - District
GeoReference: Map Datum: NAD83, Zone: 17, Accuracy Estimate: 10 -100 metres eg. Topographic Map, Method: Map, UTM Easting: 511595, UTM Northing: 4767995, UTM Location Description: Carmeuse Lime Center Quarry centroid,
LIO GeoReference: Zone: , UTM Easting: , UTM Northing: , Latitude: 43.0619, Longitude: -80.8729
Site number: 0844-668HP9
Township of Zorra
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
View this location on a map opens link in a new windowProponent(s)
Carmeuse Lime (Canada) Limited
374681 Oxford County Road 6
Ingersoll,
ON
N5C 3K5
Canada
Decision details
Description of instrument
This proposal was to renew, amend and combine two (2) permits to take water, No. 1687-8JNNAL and No.1336-AP2KNT, to facilitate pumping for quarrying and industrial operations at the East, Centre and West plants. Permit to Take Water No. 6132-B6JLRR was issued on March 28, 2019 for a period of 10 years. The taking water will be as follows:
Permit type - amendment and renewal
Well No. 1
- source of water - drilled well
- purpose of taking: industrial
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 5,555
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 7,000,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- length of time: 10 years
Well No. 6
- source of water - drilled well
- purpose of taking: industrial
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 5,555
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 7,000,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- length of time: 10 years
Truck Wash Well 1
- source of water - drilled well
- purpose of taking: industrial
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 416
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 600,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- length of time: 10 years
Replacement Truck Wash Well 2
- source of water - drilled well
- purpose of taking: industrial
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 400
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 576,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- length of time: 10 years
Pugmill Well
- source of water - drilled well
- purpose of taking: industrial
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 200
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 288,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- length of time: 10 years
Thames River
- source of water - river
- purpose of taking: industrial
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 1,736
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 2,500,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- length of time: 10 years
East Quarry Pond
- source of water - dugout pond
- purpose of taking: pits and quarries dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 17,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 24,480,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 305
- length of time: 10 years
East Quarry Pond
- source of water - dugout pond
- purpose of taking: pits and quarries dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 40,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 57,600,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 60
- length of time: 10 years
Centre Quarry Pond
- source of water - dugout pond
- purpose of taking: pits and quarries dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 30,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 43,200,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 245
- length of time: 10 years
Centre Quarry Pond
- source of water - dugout pond
- purpose of taking: pits and quarries dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 70,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 100,800,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 120
- length of time: 10 years
West Quarry Pond
- source of water - dugout pond
- purpose of taking: pits and quarries dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 10,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 14,400,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 245
- length of time: 10 years
West Quarry Pond
- source of water - dugout pond
- purpose of taking: pits and quarries dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 34,700
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 49,970,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 120
- length of time: 10 years
Effects of consultation
One comment was received in response to the Environmental Registry notice from the County of Oxford and two written comments were also received. The comments raised the following concerns: Potential risk to nearby wells, lack of analysis to support increase of taking, lack of analysis to support a proposed change to the elevation to which the water level in the west quarry could be lowered, water taking will interfere with the Environmental Assessment that is being conducted in support of a proposed landfill at the property, aquifers are going to dry, monitoring sites are being removed from the monitoring program, lack of consultation, concerns if the water taking is sustainable.
The proponent and ministry provided additional information to the commenters and included conditions on the Permit to address potential impacts to neighboring wells, elevation of west quarry and monitoring requirements.
A decision was made to proceed with the approval of this proposal.
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How to Appeal
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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)
Carmeuse Lime (Canada) Limited
374681 Oxford County Road 6
Ingersoll,
ON
N5C 3K5
Canada
Environmental Review Tribunal
Attention: The Secretary
655 Bay Street
Floor 15
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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Contact
Permit to take water coordinator (South west region)
733 Exeter Road
London,
ON
N6E 1L3
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
Description of instrument
This proposal is to renew, amend and combine two (2) permits to take water Numbers. 1687-8JNNAL and 1336-AP2KNT to facilitate pumping for quarrying and industrial operations at the East, Centre and West plants. The taking water will be as follows:
Permit Type - Amendment and Renewal - expires December 31, 2018
Well No. 1
- Source of Water - Drilled Well
- Purpose of Taking: Industrial
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 5,555
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 7,000,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- Length of Time: 10 years
Well No. 6
- Source of Water - Drilled Well
- Purpose of Taking: Industrial
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 5,555
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 7,000,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- Length of Time: 10 years
Truck Wash Well 1
- Source of Water - Drilled Well
- Purpose of Taking: Industrial
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 416
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 600,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- Length of Time: 10 years
Replacement Truck Was Well 2
- Source of Water - Drilled Well
- Purpose of Taking: Industrial
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 400
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 576,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- Length of Time: 10 years
Pugmill Well
- Source of Water - Drilled Well
- Purpose of Taking: Industrial
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 200
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 288,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- Length of Time: 10 years
Thames River
- Source of Water - River
- Purpose of Taking: Industrial
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 1,736
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 2,500,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- Length of Time: 10 years
East Quarry Pond
- Source of Water - Dugout Pond
- Purpose of Taking: Pits and Quarries Dewatering
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 17,000
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 24,480,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 305
- Length of Time: 10 years
East Quarry Pond
- Source of Water - Dugout Pond
- Purpose of Taking: Pits and Quarries Dewatering
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 40,000
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 57,600,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 60
- Length of Time: 10 years
Centre Quarry Pond
- Source of Water - Dugout Pond
- Purpose of Taking: Pits and Quarries Dewatering
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 30,000
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 43,200,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 245
- Length of Time: 10 years
Centre Quarry Pond
- Source of Water - Dugout Pond
- Purpose of Taking: Pits and Quarries Dewatering
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 70,000
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 100,800,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 120
- Length of Time: 10 years
West Quarry Pond
- Source of Water - Dugout Pond
- Purpose of Taking: Pits and Quarries Dewatering
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 10,000
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 14,400,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 245
- Length of Time: 10 years
West Quarry Pond
- Source of Water - Dugout Pond
- Purpose of Taking: Pits and Quarries Dewatering
- Amount of Taking:
- Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 34,700
- Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- Maximum volume per day (Litres): 49,970,000
- Maximum number of days of taking per year: 120
- Length of Time: 10 years
Supporting materials
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Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from September 6, 2018
to October 6, 2018
Connect with us
Contact
Permit to take water coordinator (South west region)
733 Exeter Road
London,
ON
N6E 1L3
Canada
Comments received
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2By mail
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