Doug Breen

The appellant appealed conditions of a Permit to Take Water issued for its golf course, which required the installation of nested bedrock monitoring wells.

Following mediation, the parties reached a settlement agreement to amend the permit conditions, requiring the conversion of an existing well into a multi-level observation well and shortening the permit duration to two years to gather data.

The Tribunal found the settlement consistent with the purpose of the Ontario Water Resources Act and in the public interest, ordered the Director to issue the amended permit, and dismissed the appeal.

The appellant appealed conditions of a Permit to Take Water requiring the installation of a nested bedrock monitoring well at its golf course.

Following unsuccessful mediation, the parties requested that the Tribunal set dates for a hearing.

The Tribunal issued a procedural order setting the hearing dates, establishing a schedule for document disclosure and witness statements, and determining the order of evidence presentation.

The appellant appealed conditions of a Permit to Take Water requiring the installation of a nested bedrock monitoring well.

At a pre-hearing conference, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo requested participant status, arguing it had an interest in monitoring the aquifer which serves as its source of drinking water.

The Tribunal granted participant status to the Region on consent and set a schedule for document disclosure and mediation.