“A ‘permit to take water‘ was registered with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on February 4th (2022) for construction dewatering purposes for the Cedar Crescent Village Development on the Main Beach in Saugeen Shores.”
By law, you must have a permit if you plan to take 50,000+ litres of water in a day from the environment. This includes a lake, stream, river, pond and groundwater. On April 1, 2021, the Ministry moved forward with enhancements to the province’s water taking program as part of the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan commitment to ensure water resources in the province are protected and used sustainably. Learn more about the decision.
The details of the CCV permit request are:
- purpose of taking: construction dewatering
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 2,669
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
- maximum volume per day (litres): 3,843,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
- period of taking: January 1 to December 31 for 3 years
Ontario’s Permit to Take Water program ensures water takings in Ontario are managed to the standards of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement.
There are 3 categories of permits:
- 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
Construction dewatering, un-watering, or water control are common terms used to describe removal or draining groundwater or surface water from a riverbed, construction site, caisson, or mine shaft, by pumping or evaporation. On a construction site, dewatering may be implemented before subsurface excavation for foundations, shoring, or cellar space to lower the water table. This frequently involves the use of submersible “dewatering” pumps, centrifugal (“trash”) pumps, eductors, or application of vacuum to well points.
The application for public comment is open until March 6th, 2022.
