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Prescribed activities, s. 20.21 (1) of the Act
 7. (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), the following are prescribed activities for the purposes of subsection 20.21 (1) of the Act: 1. The taking of ground water for the purpose of creating one or more dewatered work areas within a construction site for a single construction project. 2. The taking of storm water for the purpose of maintaining one or more dewatered work areas within a construction site for a single construction project. 3. The use, operation, establishment, alteration, extension or replacement of a sewage works that is used solely for the collection, transmission, treatment and disposal of storm water and ground water taken from one or more dewatered work areas within a construction site for a single construction project. O. Reg. 63/16, s. 7 (1); O. Reg. 300/21, s. 9 (1-3). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the taking of ground water and the taking of storm water unless more than 50,000 litres of ground water, storm water or a combination of ground water and storm water will be taken on at least one day. O. Reg. 63/16, s. 7 (2). (3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the taking of ground water if the water is used for human consumption, agriculture or in an industrial or manufacturing process. O. Reg. 63/16, s. 7 (3). (4) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the taking of ground water if the taking would involve a transfer from a water basin described in subsection 34.3 (1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act or a transfer as defined in subsection 34.5 (1) of that Act. O. Reg. 63/16, s. 7 (4). (5) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the taking of ground water in relation to one or more dewatered work areas within a construction site if, (a) with respect to an area of influence that does not overlap with another area of influence, the taking on any single day from that area of influence is more than 400,000 litres of ground water per day; or (b) with respect to an area of influence that overlaps with one or more other areas of influence, the combined volume of ground water taken from the overlapping areas of influence on any single day is more than 400,000 litres of ground water per day. O. Reg. 300/21, s. 9 (4). (5.1) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the taking of ground water if, (a) a permit to take water was issued for the water taking under the Ontario Water Resources Act; (b) the permit was in effect on July 1, 2021; and (c) the permit has not expired or been revoked. O. Reg. 118/16, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 300/21, s. 9 (5, 6). (6) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of an activity described in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) if the sewage works is in respect of a taking of storm water to which subsection (1) does not apply under subsection (2), (5) or (5.1). O. Reg. 63/16, s. 7 (6); O. Reg. 118/16, s. 2 (2).