Permits for Taking Water
2. (1) A Director who is considering an application under section 34 of the Act for a permit to take water shall consider the following matters, to the extent that each is relevant, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Ministry of the Environment publication entitled “Permits to Take Water, Guidelines and Procedures Manual, 1999”, as amended from time to time: 1. Protection of the natural functions of the ecosystem. 2. Ground water that may affect or be affected by the proposed surface water taking, if the application is for a permit to take surface water. 3. Surface water that may affect or be affected by the proposed ground water taking, if the application is for a permit to take ground water. O. Reg. 285/99, s. 2 (1). (2) A Director who is considering an application under section 34 of the Act for a permit to take water shall consider the interests of persons who have an interest in the taking, to the extent that those interests are relevant. O. Reg. 285/99, s. 2 (2). (3) A Director who is considering an application under section 34 of the Act for a permit to take water may consider the following matters in accordance with the procedures set out in the Ministry of the Environment publication entitled “Permits to Take Water, Guidelines and Procedures Manual, 1999”, as amended from time to time: 1. Existing and planned livestock uses of the water. 2. Existing and planned municipal water supply and sewage disposal uses of the water. 3. Existing and planned agricultural uses of the water, other than livestock uses. 4. Existing and planned private domestic uses of the water. 5. Other existing and planned uses of the water. 6. Whether it is in the public interest to grant the permit. 7. Such other matters as the Director considers relevant. O. Reg. 285/99, s. 2 (3). (4) A Director who is considering an application under section 34 of the Act for a permit to take water shall ensure that Ontario’s obligations under the Great Lakes Charter with respect to the application are complied with. O. Reg. 285/99, s. 2 (4). (5) Subject to subsection (4), a Director who is considering an application under section 34 of the Act for a permit to take water may ensure that governmental authorities for other jurisdictions are notified of the application and consulted, even if notification and consultation are not required by the Great Lakes Charter. O. Reg. 285/99, s. 2 (5). (6) A Director who is considering an application under section 34 of the Act for a permit to take water may require the applicant to, (a) consult with other persons who have an interest in the taking, including governmental authorities for other jurisdictions; (b) provide the Director with information on the interests of and responses of the persons consulted under clause (a); and (c) provide the Director with such other information as is specified by the Director. O. Reg. 285/99, s. 2 (6). (7) In this section, “Great Lakes Charter” means the Great Lakes Charter signed by the premiers of Ontario and Quebec and the governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on February 11, 1985. O. Reg. 285/99, s. 2 (7). Water Transfer