Compliance with Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
 6. (1) For the purposes of this section, “Agreement” means the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement of 2005. O. Reg. 225/14, s. 8. (2) Subject to subsection (6), this section applies to an application for a permit to authorize a new or increased taking of water from the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin if the Director is of the opinion that the amount of water that would be lost through consumptive use, if the proposed new or increased taking of water were authorized, is an amount that triggers Ontario’s obligations under Article 205 of the Agreement to provide prior notice of and an opportunity to comment on the proposal. O. Reg. 225/14, s. 8. (3) Before a decision is made on the application, the Director shall ensure that the prior notice and opportunity to comment on the proposal is provided in accordance with Article 205 of the Agreement. O. Reg. 225/14, s. 8. (4) For the purposes of determining if the application triggers Ontario’s obligations under Article 205 of the Agreement, the determination of the amount of water lost through consumptive use as a result of the proposed new or increased taking shall be made, (a)  in accordance with a method specified by the Director and made available on a website of the Government of Ontario; and (b)  subject to subsections (5) and (7), by taking into consideration all amounts of water lost through consumptive use as a result of the holder’s new or increased takings under the permit that were approved during the period set out in subsection (8). O. Reg. 225/14, s. 8. (5) For the purposes of clause (4) (b), if the application is made by a permit holder who is authorized to take water under more than one permit, consideration shall also be taken of the amount of water lost through consumptive use as a result of any new or increased takings under the other permit or permits that were approved during the period set out in subsection (8) if, (a)  the application is by a municipality and the water that is taken under the other permit or permits supplies water to a common distribution system to which the proposed new or increased taking relates; or (b)  the application is by a permit holder, other than a municipality, and the water that is taken under the other permit or permits supplies water to the same facility, undertaking or enterprise to which the proposed new or increased taking relates. O. Reg. 225/14, s. 8. (6) This section does not apply to an application that is made by a person to whom the Environmental Assessment Act applies if, (a)  the application is the result of an environmental assessment of an undertaking that was approved on or before December 31, 2014; or (b)  the application is the result of a Schedule B or C project considered under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and, (i)  a notice of completion was issued for the project in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment on or before December 31, 2014, and (ii)  no request has been made for an order under Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act or, if such a request was made, the request was denied. O. Reg. 225/14, s. 8. (7) Clause (4) (b) does not apply to any new or increased takings that were approved during the period set out in subsection (8) if those takings were exempt as a result of the application of subsection (6). O. Reg. 225/14, s. 8. (8) The period referred to in clause (4) (b) is, (a)  if the application is made on or before December 31, 2024, the period starting January 1, 2015 until the application date; or (b)  if the application is made on or after January 1, 2025, the period starting 10 years before the date of the application until the application date. O. Reg. 225/14, s. 8. (9) After a decision has been made by the Director with respect to the application, the decision is subject to sections 34.10 and 34.11 of the Act. O. Reg. 225/14, s. 8.