Indwell Community Homes - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a renewal of Permit to Take Water No. 8840-ATDQ8B for Indwell Community Homes. Water will be taken from two wells for use in a closed-loop heat pump system, located at 18 Vansittart Avenue in Woodstock, Ontario. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Permit type – Renewal

Source Name: Well 4

• purpose of taking: building operations - heat pump
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 197
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 283,680
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/01
• length of taking: 10 years

Source Name: Well 6

• purpose of taking: building operations - heat pump
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 210
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume of taking per day (litres): 302,400
• maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 01/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 12/01
• length of taking: 10 years

There are 3 categories of a Permit to Take Water:

• Category 1: water takings are anticipated to have a lower risk of causing an unacceptable environmental impact/interference
• Category 2: water takings are anticipated to having a higher potential of causing unacceptable environmental impact or interference
• Category 3: water takings are anticipated to have the highest potential of causing unacceptable environmental impactor interference

The proposed water taking qualifies as a Category 1 permit.