Permit to Take Water

Permit to Take Water Companies or organizations who take over 50,000 litres of water/day from a lake, river, stream or groundwater source, must obtain a Permit to Take Water from the Ministry of the Environment -with a few exceptions. Permit holders are legally required to record how much water they take each day. Data includes: * purpose * location * water source (e.g., ground or surface) * maximum amount allowed per day * permit number * expiry date of the permit [Permitted water-taking map](https://www.ontario.ca/page/map-permits-take-water) [Create a map for a water-taking application](https://www.ontario.ca/page/create-map-permit-take-water-application) 2024-08-29 Government of Ontario Economics and IndustryEconomy and BusinessEnvironment and Natural ResourcesEnvironment and energyPTTWwater managementenvironmentwaterpermit to take waterwater supplywatershedsource water protectionGovernment information MetadataPDF https://files.ontario.ca/moe_mapping/downloads/metadata/opendata/Permit_Take_Water_metadata_EN.pdf MetadataPDF https://files.ontario.ca/moe_mapping/downloads/metadata/opendata/Permit_Take_Water_metadata_FR.pdf GIS Shapefiles (zipped)SHP https://files.ontario.ca/moe_mapping/downloads/2Water/PermitsToTakeWater.zip Permit to Take WaterXLS https://files.ontario.ca/moe_mapping/downloads/2Water/PermitsToTakeWater.xlsx

Companies or organizations who take over 50,000 litres of water/day from a lake, river, stream or groundwater source, must obtain a Permit to Take Water from the Ministry of the Environment -with a few exceptions. Permit holders are legally required to record how much water they take each day. Data includes: * purpose * location * water source (e.g., ground or surface) * maximum amount allowed per day * permit number * expiry date of the permit Permitted water-taking map Create a map for a water-taking application

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