This consultation was open from:
October 1, 2021
to October 31, 2021
Decision summary
A new Permit to Take Water No. 1607-CBGRHE that renews and consolidates Permits to Take Water Nos. 3634-B78JY9, 8311-BEDNLN, 2401-B78QNF, 6700-BMDNA3, 5527-B7BMTA and 0842-B69MNZ for Enbridge Pipelines Inc. was issued on March 29, 2022 for construction dewatering purposes for a project located at City of Hamilton, Haldimand County.
Location details
Site address
City of Hamilton, Haldimand County, Township of West Lincoln, Town of Pelham, City of Thorold and City of Niagara Falls,
ON
Canada
Site location details
Start Mile Post: 1878.3022
Lot 44, Concession 6, Ancaster
City of Hamilton
End Mile Post: 1928.3996
Road Allowance, Willoughby
City of Niagara Falls, Regional Municipality of Niagara
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
10175 101 Street North West
Suite 200
Edmonton,
AB
T5J 0H3
Canada
Decision details
A new Permit to Take Water No. 1607-CBGRHE that renews and consolidates Permits to Take Water Nos. 3634-B78JY9, 8311-BEDNLN, 2401-B78QNF, 6700-BMDNA3, 5527-B7BMTA and 0842-B69MNZ for Enbridge Pipelines Inc. was issued on March 29, 2022 with an expiry date of December 31, 2031. Water will be taken from dug wells for construction dewatering activities located in:
- the City of Hamilton
- Haldimand County
- Township of West Lincoln
- Town of Pelham
- City of Thorold
- City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Details of the water taking are as follows:
Source name: MP 1878.3022 and MP 1885.0000
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 6,000,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water Taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: MP 1885.0000 and MP 1895.3502
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 12,500,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: MP 1895.3502 and MP 1905.8292
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 8,500,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: MP 1905.8292 and MP 1916.9949
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 10,000,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: MP 1916.9949 and MP 1928.3996
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 9,000,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: MP 1883.5173 and MP 1888.5425
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 6,000,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Other information
Enbridge Pipelines Inc. regularly performs preventative maintenance digs as part of the ongoing maintenance of the pipelines and is a necessary part of keeping our pipeline safe. Preventative maintenance digs are the mechanism used to visually inspect and verify features identified with inline inspection tools.
On occasion, surface water or groundwater needs to be diverted from the workspace to allow for the assessment of the pipeline. When this occurs the water is inspected, diverted from the dig locations, and returned to the environment in close proximity to the dig through controlled means.
Filters are used when necessary to eliminate the risk of siltation of farmland or water bodies and the discharges are monitored. These activities will occur from various preventative maintenance digs within the City of Hamilton, Haldimand County, Township of West Lincoln, Town of Pelham, City of Thorold and City of Niagara Falls.
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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)
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
10175 101 Street North West
Suite 200
Edmonton,
AB
T5J 0H3
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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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
Details of the water taking are as follows:
Permit type: renewal and consolidation
Source name: MP 1878.3022 and MP 1885.0000
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 6,000,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water Taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: MP 1885.0000 and MP 1895.3502
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 12,500,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: MP 1895.3502 and MP 1905.8292
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 8,500,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: MP 1905.8292 and MP 1916.9949
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 10,000,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: MP 1916.9949 and MP 1928.3996
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 9,000,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: MP 1883.5173 and MP 1888.5425
- purpose of water taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate (litres per minute): 2,000
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume (litres per day): 6,000,000
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of water taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
More about Permits to Take Water
Other information
Enbridge Pipelines regularly performs preventative maintenance digs as part of the ongoing maintenance of the pipelines and is a necessary part of keeping our pipeline safe. Preventative maintenance digs are the mechanism used to visually inspect and verify features identified with inline inspection tools.
On occasion, surface water or groundwater needs to be diverted from the workspace to allow for the assessment of the pipeline. When this occurs the water is inspected, diverted from the dig locations, and returned to the environment in close proximity to the dig through controlled means.
Filters are used when necessary to eliminate the risk of siltation of farmland or water bodies and the discharges are monitored. These activities will occur from various preventative maintenance digs within the City of Hamilton, Haldimand County, the Township of West Lincoln, Town of Pelham, City of Thorold and the City of Niagara Falls.
Supporting materials
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This consultation was open from October 1, 2021
to October 31, 2021
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M4V 1P5
Canada
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