I strongly oppose this…

I strongly oppose this application for a permit to take water. This pit was recently approved not to go below the water table and we were told that there would be no washing of gravel. Now just at the time when a water quantity issue has been identified in the Region of Waterloo, the owner has applied for a Category 3 permit -"Category 3: water takings are anticipated to have the highest potential of causing unacceptable environmental impact or interference."
Regional staff are investigating the water capacity for a part of the region covered by the Mannheim Service Area, which includes Kitchener, Waterloo, and parts of Cambridge, Woolwich, and Wilmot which is where this pit is located. Further the region is not able to enter into new servicing agreements and developers are being told that, because of insufficient water capacity in the Region, there is a moratorium on building construction.
Therefore, approval of this permit for washing gravel cannot be justified.