Owen Sound Ledgerock Limited - Permit to take water

Instrument type: Permit to take water

ERO number
013-3996
Ministry reference number
3005-B5FKTD
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Comment period
October 19, 2018 - November 18, 2018 (30 days) Closed
Last updated

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October 19, 2018
to November 18, 2018

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Decision summary

This application was for a permit to take water renewal 4356-8ENQXU for industrial/water supply/dewatering purposes. Permit to Take Water No. 5774-BBBQ3S was issued on August 8, 2019 for a period of 10 years.

Location details

Site address

138436 Ledgerock Road
Lots 16/17, Concessions 4/5
Shallow Lake, ON
N0H 2K0
Canada

Site location details

GeoReference: Zone: 17, UTM Easting: 496515, UTM Northing: 4937304, UTM Location
Latitude: 44.5905, Longitude: -81.04332
Site #: 3210-7RRKN6

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Proponent(s)

Owen Sound Ledgerock Limited
Post Office Box Delivery 445
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 5P7
Canada

Decision details

Description of instrument

This application was for a permit to take water renewal 4356-8ENQXU for industrial/water supply/dewatering purposes. Water will be taken for production, manufacturing, water supply and dewatering purposes at the Owen Sound Ledgerock Quarry in Georgian Bluffs, Ontario. Permit to Take Water No. 5774-BBBQ3S was issued on August 8, 2019 for a period of 10 years. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Source name: well No.1

  • purpose: industrial
  • maximum rate per minute: 1,410 litres/min.
  • maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • maximum volume per day: 2,030,400 litres/day
  • 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
  • duration: 10 years

Source name: well No.2

  • purpose: Industrial
  • maximum rate per minute: 1410 L/min.
  • maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • maximum volume per day: 2,030,400 L/day
  • 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
  • duration: 10 years

Source name: collection pond discharge

  • purpose: industrial
  • maximum rate per minute: 13941 litres/min.
  • maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • maximum volume per day: 20,075,040 litres/day
  • 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
  • duration: 10 years

Source name: well No.3

  • purpose: water supply maximum rate per minute: 46 litres/min.
  • maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • maximum volume per day: 66,200 litres/day
  • 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
  • duration: 10 years

Source name: active excavation area #1

  • purpose: dewatering
  • maximum rate per minute: 5680 litres/min.
  • maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • maximum volume per day: 8,179,200 litres/day
  • 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
  • duration: 10 years

Source name: active excavation area #2

  • purpose: dewatering
  • maximum rate per minute: 5,700 litres/min.
  • maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • maximum volume per day: 8,208,000 litres/day
  • 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
  • duration: 10 years

Source name: work area recycling sumps

  • purpose: dewatering
  • maximum rate per minute: 1500 litres/min.
  • maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • maximum volume per day: 2,160,000 litres/day
  • 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
  • duration: 10 years

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Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division - Southwestern Region
Address

733 Exeter Road
London, ON
N6E 1L3
Canada

Office phone number
519-873-5000

How to Appeal

This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from March 18, 2020 to begin the appeal process.

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Appeal process for decisions published before June 1, 2021

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:

  1. prepare your application
  2. provide notice to the minister
  3. 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:

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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:

  1. 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?
  2. 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)

Issuing authority
Jason Lehouillier
Supervisor

Southwestern Regional Office
733 Exeter Road
London, ON
N6E 1L3
Canada

519-873-5054

Proponent(s)

Owen Sound Ledgerock Limited
Post Office Box Delivery 445
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 5P7
Canada


Appellate body

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

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Include the following:

ERO number
013-3996
Ministry reference number
3005-B5FKTD

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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ERO number
013-3996
Ministry reference number
3005-B5FKTD
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Proposal posted

Comment period

October 19, 2018 - November 18, 2018 (30 days)

Proposal details

Description of instrument:

This application is for a permit to take water renewal 4356-8ENQXU for industrial/water supply/dewatering purposes. Water will be taken for production, manufacturing, water supply and dewatering purposes at the Owen Sound Ledgerock Quarry in Georgian Bluffs, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Source Name: Well No.1

  • Purpose: Industrial
  • Maximum rate per minute: 1,410 L/min.
  • Maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • Maximum volume per day: 2,030,400 L/day
  • 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
  • Duration: 10 years

Source Name: Well No.2

  • Purpose: Industrial
  • Maximum rate per minute: 1410 L/min.
  • Maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • Maximum volume per day: 2,030,400 L/day
  • 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
  • Duration: 10 years

Source Name: Collection Pond Discharge

  • Purpose: Industrial
  • Maximum rate per minute: 13941 L/min.
  • Maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • Maximum volume per day: 20,075,040 L/day
  • 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
  • Duration: 10 years

Source Name: Well No.3

  • Purpose: Water Supply Maximum rate per minute: 46 L/min.
  • Maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • Maximum volume per day: 66,200 L/day
  • 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
  • Duration: 10 years

Source Name: Active Excavation Area #1

  • Purpose: Dewatering
  • Maximum rate per minute: 5680 L/min.
  • Maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • Maximum volume per day: 8,179,200 L/day
  • 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
  • Duration: 10 years

Source Name: Active Excavation Area #2

  • Purpose: Dewatering
  • Maximum rate per minute: 5,700 L/min.
  • Maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • Maximum volume per day: 8,208,000 L/day
  • 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
  • Duration: 10 years

Source Name: Work Area Recycling Sumps

  • Purpose: Dewatering
  • Maximum rate per minute: 1500 L/min.
  • Maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
  • Maximum volume per day: 2,160,000 L/day
  • 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
  • Duration: 10 years

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View materials in person

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.

Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division - Southwestern Region
Address

733 Exeter Road
London, ON
N6E 1L3
Canada

Office phone number
519-873-5000

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