Dear Sirs!
Water taking must stop in the Region of Waterloo - the residents rely on water from underground aquifers. Too much water has been removed by uncontrolled development & lack of supervision of water removal in the Region! Ponds have disappeared, marshes dried up etc.
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Approving this permit request would be a reckless move, endangering the water supply for the HUMAN population of the area, as well as risking the viability of agriculture and other water uses. Just for washing gravel?! This additional taking of water should NOT be approved.
Please give priority for water consumption to area residents.
Industry must not have priority.
The latter would be a short term benefit for a very few and a disaster going forward for the public at large.
Water must be protected before we run into a disastrous future of water shortages.
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It is irresponsible to consider any additional applications for water access in an area which is already straining to support existing customers. The pending application MUST be denied.
Deny Esbaugh Sand & Gravel LTD’s this application to take water in the Wilmot Township and immediately put a moratorium on all new or expanded industrial and commercial water-taking permits in the region.
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In December of 2025, the Waterloo Region announced that it would not enter into new servicing agreements or support new developments putting additional demand on the Mannheim Service Area (most of Kitchener, Waterloo, Woolwich, Wilmot, and parts of Cambridge) because it cannot safely and sustainably
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I am writing to protest the allowance of taking water for quarrying purposes at this location. It has been well established that NO new quarries are needed to meet ALL sand & gravel requirements in the province of Ontario.
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There is a significant water capacity crisis in the Region of Waterloo and this large industrial water user Esbaugh Sand & Gravel LTD is still seeking new permits to take water!
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As a Kitchener resident, I oppose a businesses bid to use significant portions of our limited water supply. I believe this request should be paused until further clarity has been provided on the steps forward for improving infrastructure.
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I live in Waterloo region and we are already in a water shortage crisis. We cannot allow this company to use this much water per day. Gravel pits should not be allowed in our region given the water shortage.
Communities in Waterloo, Woolwich, Wilmot and parts of Cambridge (the Mannheim Service Area) face an immediate crisis—a manmade water shortage. In response, the Region of Waterloo put a freeze on new development until it can safely and sustainably meet water demand.
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Killing off and poisoning our environment, will be paying for this to or centuries . You are stealing our children's future. It's ecology a disaster. We as tax payers are stuck with paying for the aftermath.
I live surrounded by gravel pits, and upstream from the Hillsburgh well that has changed hands repeatedly, but which the Ministry has never cared to decrease their water taking despite the demand that Erin township increase its housing stock and improve its wastewater facilities, seemingly without
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It’s concerning to hear that the Region cannot support new development due to water limitations, yet industrial water-taking permits are still being considered. Residents in the Region of Waterloo depend heavily on groundwater from wells and the Grand River.
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It’s concerning to hear that the Region cannot support new development due to water limitations, yet industrial water-taking permits are still being considered. Residents in the Region of Waterloo depend heavily on groundwater from wells and the Grand River.
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In December of 2025, the Waterloo Region announced that it would not enter into new servicing agreements or support new developments that would put additional demand on the Mannheim Service Area (most of Kitchener, Waterloo, Woolwich, Wilmot, and parts of Cambridge) because it cannot safely and sust
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This request is preposterous. With a the Waterloo Region already facing a significant water crisis it would be utterly irresponsible to grant Esbaugh this permit. The impending risk to the residents of Waterloo region needs to be put well ahead of the request of a business.
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There is currently a water crisis in the Region of Waterloo and we are not meeting our capacity. A level 3 assessed application should absolutely not be granted as it is extremely damaging to the community. Deny this application - from a concerned resident.
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