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Holcim (Canada) Inc. files for permit to take water
Ministry of the Environment, Environmental Registry
March 8th, 2010
  

A Permit to Take Water was issued for this application on March 5, 2010 as a renewal and name change.

Read the original posting here.

This permit has an expiry date of November 30, 2019 with the following taking:

Source of water: Sump 1
Purpose of taking: Quarry dewatering
Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 23,400
Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
Maximum volume per day (Litres): 17,502,000
Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365

Source of water: Sump 1 (Ready-Mix)
Purpose of taking: Industrial, other
Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 500
Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
Maximum volume per day (Litres): 720,000
Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365

Source of water: Sump 2 – operates only when Sump 3 is offline
Purpose of taking: Quarry dewatering
Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 0
Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
Maximum volume per day (Litres): 0
Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365

Source of water: Sump 3 – operates only when Sump 2 is offline
Purpose of taking: Quarry dewatering
Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 0
Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
Maximum volume per day (Litres): 0
Maximum number of days of taking per year: 365

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