[All] Pendergast News Release: PDF

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Hi folks
MPP Pendergast released a news release yesterday with details regarding the costs associated with gravel pits and agricultural interests. She's got the numbers to strongly support the cause of protecting farmland. This isn't a quick election thing, this document took actual work to craft with great care and the result is a compelling fiscal argument. I aspire to see a similar report done on the worth of water someday. For all the time I've known Ms. Pendergast, she has always been a strong supporter for source water protection crafting letters during my OMB Process and during the Waterloo Moriane Request for Review for a Waterloo Moraine Act. She's the real deal. The PDF is in the attachments. 
Using a similar format of her report I'd like to secure baseline data on water permits currently issued for Waterloo Region, to see how much companies are withdrawing, what price they currently pay for it and what revenues do they make from it. In understanding the value of water being used in our region, the nature of the industries using our water, we can better understand how the costs of a pipeline could adversely impact these firms should water prices rise etc. We need to structure the baseline data to understand the current use of our own water before we can determine the value of it. Once we have the value, we can compare it to the numbers cited in this report associated with it's aggregate worth. 
Lulu
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