Considering that this…

Considering that this company has recently violated the Aggregate Resource Act, I would caution against approving this water taking permit. (1)

Per the Technical Guidance for Category 3 Applications, “Unacceptable interference usually means that the new water taking results in existing water users within the same hydrostratigraphic unit(s) being unable to maintain their established pattern of water use.”

Considering the location close to Region of Waterloo wells K51 and K52 that are part of the Mannheim Service Area, and the recent water capacity constraints identified in the Mannheim Service Area (2), I would suggest that consideration of this permit be delayed for 12 months to allow the Region of Waterloo to perform an indepth analysis and provide considered input on the potential for unacceptable interference from approval of this permit.

As an alternative, please consider permit approval for a shorter time (1 year) and a smaller volume of water.

(1) https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/unlicensed-snow-dump-shut-down…
(2) https://pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?Docume…