Cette consultation a eu lieu :
du 11 septembre 2025
au 11 octobre 2025
Résumé de la décision
Permit to Take Water No. 7568-DRTLEP was issued to Walker Aggregates Inc. on March 10, 2026. Water will be taken from one pond for aggregate washing purposes.
Détails de l'emplacement
Adresse du site
Lot: 21 & 22, Concession: 11, Bentinck, 502027 Concession 10 NDR
Geographic Township: BENTINCK
West Grey,
ON
Canada
Détails de l'emplacement du site
Crawford Pit
Carte de l'emplacement du site
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Walker Aggregates Inc.
2800 Thorold Townline Road
Thorold,
ON
L2V 3Y8
Canada
Détails de la décision
Permit to Take Water No. 7568-DRTLEP was issued to Walker Aggregates Inc. on March 10, 2026. Water will be taken from one pond for aggregate washing purposes. Details of the water taking are as follows:
Permit type – Amendment
Source Name: Source Pond
- purpose: aggregate washing
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 5,500
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 12
- maximum volume per day (litres): 3,960,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 300
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): March 1st
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): December 1st
- period of taking: 9.8 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, 7568-DRTLEP, in the search field located at the top of the map, see "I want to...Search by Approval Number", here: Access Environment
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)
Effets de la consultation
Comments relevant to the water taking proposal were considered as part of the review of this application. The main concerns raised were regarding the following:
- Potential for negative environmental impacts from the proposed water taking
- Concern that the proposed volume of water taking from a river is unacceptable
In consideration of these comments, the technical information associated with this taking was reviewed, and it was determined that the potential impacts of this water taking are low. The water taking is from a gravel pit pond constructed within an unconfined sand and gravel aquifer with high storage capacity. The washing operation is largely recirculatory in nature, with the majority of water used for washing returned to the source pond. Monitoring data collected at the site to date have not indicated any discernible impacts to water levels. Monitoring and reporting conditions have been included in the permit to ensure that local water levels continue to be monitored on an ongoing basis.
With respect to water taking from a river, this application does not propose to take water from a river. The source of water is from a gravel pit pond that is separated from the nearest watercourse by approximately 200 metres, with no direct surface water connection. Given the recirculatory nature of the washing operation, the separation distance, and the high storage capacity of the surrounding aquifer, the risk of any measurable effect on the nearby watercourse is considered to be low.
Ministry staff have determined that the potential impacts of this water taking are low, and that the conditions of the permit are sufficient to ensure that any potential effects can be identified and addressed through adaptive management, if necessary.
Documents justificatifs
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
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Canada
How to Appeal
Cet avis de décision peut être porté en appel. Vous avez jusqu’à 15 jours à partir du 24 mars 2026 pour entamer le processus d’appel.
Veuillez lire les renseignements suivants attentivement pour en savoir plus sur le processus d’appel.
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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)
Walker Aggregates Inc.
2800 Thorold Townline Road
Thorold,
ON
L2V 3Y8
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Inclure les éléments suivants:
Il ne s'agit pas d'un avis juridique. Veuillez vous reporter à la Charte des droits environnementaux de 1993 pour connaître les exigences exactes prévues par la loi. Consultez un avocat si vous avez besoin d'aide avec le processus d'appel.
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Contact
Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Proposition initiale
Détails de la proposition
This proposal is to amend Permit to Take Water No. 4305-A4ELMA for Walker Aggregates Inc. Water will be taken from one pond for aggregate washing purposes. Details of the water taking are as follows:
Permit type – Amendment
Source Name: Source Pond
- purpose: aggregate washing
- maximum rate per minute (litres): 5,500
- maximum number of hours of taking per day: 12
- maximum volume per day (litres): 3,960,000
- maximum number of days of taking per year: 300
- earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): March 1st
- latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): December 1st
- period of taking: 10 years
There are 3 categories of a Permit to Take Water:
- 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
The proposed water taking qualifies as a Category 3 permit.
Documents justificatifs
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Certains documents justificatifs peuvent ne pas être accessibles en ligne. Si tel est le cas, vous pouvez demander à consulter les documents en personne.
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Commentaire
La consultation est maintenant terminée.
Cette consultation a eu lieu 11 septembre 2025
au 11 octobre 2025
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
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