Category Archives: Legislation
Comment on Proposed Water Transfer Legislation in Ontario
The Ontario Provincial Government has proposed a law to control water transfers out of the 3 watersheds in Ontario. There is an exemption for bottled water in containers less than 20 litres. Please use the sample comment below to state your objection at the Ontario Environmental Registry web site.
I am opposed to the section of Bill …
On-going Activities
Here is what the WWW are working on these days…
We are closely monitoring the developments regarding increased water-taking at the River Valley Developments Inc. (the Dolime site) just west of Guelph. Their proposal is to increase the tonnes of aggregate removed. If the MNR (Ministry of Natural Resources) approves the increase in tonnage, there will be a renewed need to increase the water taking (there have been two previous notices on the environmental registry about the permit to …
Nestle Bottled Water
As you know, we had a major initiative this spring opposing the renewal of Nestle’s water permits at Aberfoyle and Hillsburgh. They currently have a permit to draw 3.6 million litres/day from Aberfoyle and 1.1 million litres/day from Hillsburgh (or about 260 Hillside Festivals every day!).
- With our encouragement, over 8200 letters of objection to the permit renewal were sent to the Ministry of the Environment. The Aberfoyle permit expired at the end of June, and we were surprised to …
Nestle seeking a 10 year extension to their Hillsburgh water taking permit
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 …
Nestlé Applies for Air Emission Permit for Plastic Bottle Making-Machines
March / April
On March 12, 2007 an application was posted on Ontario’s Environmental Registry for an air emission permit. Nestlé Canada made the following application:
This application is for an amended Basic Comprehensive Certificate of Approval (Air and Noise) for Nestlé Canada Inc., for it’s water treatment and bottling facility. Emission sources for approval include three (3) natural gas-fired resin …
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