This consultation was open from:
July 14, 2022
to August 13, 2022
Decision summary
We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 8240-CK4KHK on October 19, 2022, which cancels and replaces permit No. 1715-9UNH6W, for PPG Architectural Coatings Canada Inc. The renewed permit is for groundwater remediation purposes in Guelph, Ontario. The new permit expires on October 18, 2032.
Location details
Site address
256 Victoria Road South
Guelph,
ON
Canada
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)
PPG Architectural Coatings Canada, Inc.
8200 Keele Street
Vaughan,
ON
L4K 2A5
Canada
Decision details
We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 8240-CK4KHK on October 19, 2022, which cancels and replaces permit No. 1715-9UNH6W, for PPG Architectural Coatings Canada Inc. The renewed permit is for groundwater remediation purposes in Guelph, Ontario. The new permit expires on July 31, 2032.
Details of the water taking are as follows:
Source of water: Well EW10A-06
- purpose of taking: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 16
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 23,040
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source of water: Well EW11A-06
- purpose of taking: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 9
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 12,960
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source of water: Well EW12A-06
- purpose of taking: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 9
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 12,960
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source of water: Well EW41-94
- purpose of taking: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 7
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 10,080
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source of water: Well RW3-06
- purpose of taking: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 5
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 7,200
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source of water: Well RW45-06
- purpose of taking: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 5
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 7,200
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Permits to Take Water include conditions that require the permit holder to:
- collect and record the daily amount of water taken,
- comply with the terms and conditions in the permit,
- immediately report complaints or interference to the ministry,
- report water takings each year to the ministry.
Issued Permits to Take Water can be viewed and downloaded at Access Ontario, by searching the approval number, 8240-CK4KHK, in the search field located at the top of the map, see “I want to…Search by Approval Number”, here:
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
Comment was received from the City of Guelph. The City of Guelph commented that the location of the water taking was within the City's Wellhead Protection Area for Quantity. Under the Clean Water Act, a Wellhead Protection Area for Quantity identifies areas where water takings may impact municipal drinking water supplies under a variety drought and future land use scenarios. The City identified that polices for the management of water takings within the Wellhead Protection Area are being developed, and that the Permit Holder may be subject to water quantity policies in the future. The City of Guelph requested that the Ministry notify the Permit Holder that the permitted water taking may be subject to water quantity policies in the future. The City of Guelph also requested that the Ministry add a condition to the Permit to require the Permit Holder to provide a copy of the Annual Monitoring Report to the Municipality.
Ministry response:
In response to the City of Guelph's comment, the Ministry notified the Permit Holder that the location of the permitted water taking was within the Wellhead Protection Area for Quantity, and that policies for the protection of water quantity may apply to the water taking in the future. The Ministry also revised a condition in the Permit to require the Permit Holder to submit a copy of Annual Monitoring Report to the City of Guelph.
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from October 25, 2022 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)
PPG Architectural Coatings Canada, Inc.
8200 Keele Street
Vaughan,
ON
L4K 2A5
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 for the renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 1715-9UNH6W for PPG Architectural Coatings Canada, Inc. Water will be taken from six wells for remediation purposes, located in the City of Guelph, Ontario. The details of the water taking are as follows:
Source name: EW10A-06
- purpose: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 16
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day(litres): 23,040
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: EW11A-06
- purpose: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 9.
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 12,960
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: EW12A-06
- purpose: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 9
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 12,960
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: EW41-94
- purpose: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 7
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 10,080
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name:RW3-06
- purpose: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 5
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 7,200
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
Source name: RW45-06
- purpose: remediation
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 5
- maximum number of hours of taking a day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 7,200
- maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 10 years
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 Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from July 14, 2022
to August 13, 2022
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
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M4V 1P5
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