In addition to the Aberfoyle water taking permit, Nestle is seeking a 10 year extension to their Hillsburgh water taking permit of 1.1 million litres per day that is trucked to Aberfoyle.

The MOE has extended permit lifetimes without public consultation. The permit is unacceptable on its own as we are impacted with the usual negative issues pertaining to bottled water, but this permit is double the impact as tanker trucks haul this water through several communities almost everyday of the week, including Hillsburgh, Rockwood and Aberfoyle. Please comment on the registry before May 13th.

Visit the EBR web site to post your comment to EBR # 010-0317

Below you will find suggested wording to add to your comments.

I oppose the renewal of the 10 year permit for the following reasons:

• 1.1 million litres per day of water leaves the source area. This is unacceptable and poses an environmental impact risk to the area’s water table.
• A 10 year permit is far too long and any permit renewal should be no more that 2 years. In 2 years a Source Protection Committee will have been established under the Regulations of the Clean Drinking Water Act. The Source Protection Committee can revisit the permit once established.
• The trucking of this water is a punitive activity to those who live along the very extensive 42 km stretch between Hillsburgh and Aberfoyle. This trucking adds significantly to noise and pollution in a quiet rural area. It also adds a significant quantity of green house gases as well as avoidable wear and tear of the publicly funded roadways. This amount of water transport results in up to 80 truck trips per day.
• This permit adds up to 2 million more disposable bottles to the waste stream each day. The cost of disposal is incurred by taxpayers, many of whom do not even buy these bottles.