This permit should not be…

This permit should not be approved without a very thorough investigation which proves beyond a reasonable doubt that this water-taking will not endanger other Region of Waterloo citizens.

As you are aware, the Region of Waterloo has declared a water supply shortage, and frozen all developments until new supplies and/or new solutions can be identified.
Hundreds of homes and thousands of job are at stake.
Now is not to the time to allow depletion of our water supply to wash gravel -- not even for one year, let alone the ten (10) years this permit application is requesting.
The risks are just too high.

When the Esbaugh Pit was approved, the owners said they would never need additional water taking because they had a pond on the property which would supply all the water they needed.
Ministry officials must investigate why this supply is no longer adequate.
Has their pond, like so many other Wilmot Township waterbodies and water sources (such as wells), dried up or shrunk?

The Ministry owes it to the citizens of Waterloo to ensure this water-taking will not push Waterloo's already precarious water supply over the edge into the danger zone.