<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 12/14/10, MIN Feedback (MNR) <i><minister.mnr@ontario.ca></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: MIN Feedback (MNR) <minister.mnr@ontario.ca><br>Subject: Message from the Minister<br>To: butterflybluelu@rogers.com<br>Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 2:49 PM<br><br><div id="yiv207388204">
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;" align="right"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">MNR4046MC-2010-2229</span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">December 14, 2010</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=butterflybluelu@rogers.com">butterflybluelu@rogers.com</a>
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Thank you for your further
e-mail regarding potential impacts from development on groundwater in the
Waterloo moraine. </span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">I appreciate your
concerns about the drinking water supply and sewage treatment capacity to meet
the future needs of the projected population in the Regional Municipality of
Waterloo. As you are aware, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (RMOW) is
responsible for drinking water and waste water treatment. I encourage you to
contact the Water Services Division at the RMOW at (519) 575-4426 to discuss
your concerns. </span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">In
Ontario , the Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
is responsible for the regulation of water and wastewater treatment. The MOE
is leading Source Water Protection planning under the <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Clean Water Act</span></i>. This planning is
currently underway and the land use planning implications from that process
will be apparent once the Source Water Protection Plans have been completed.
The Source Water Protection planning will address water quality and quantity
issues as they relate to municipal drinking water supplies. The Ministry of
Natural Resources (MNR) is involved in the development of the Source Water
Protection plans and will continue to be involved in its implementation once it
is complete. </span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Infrastructure planning
such as a water supply pipeline from Lake Erie
is the responsibility of the local planning authority. Infrastructure projects
initiated by a municipality must consider the social, economic and
environmental impacts of the project through an assessment under the <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Environmental Assessment Act </span></i>(EA Act<i><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></i> which is administered by MOE. The Act also
requires and prescribes public consultation processes. Through the Environmental
Assessment process, MNR has a role as a review agency for some municipal
infrastructure projects. </span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Under Section 67 of the
Environmental Bill of Rights, MNR considered the application (File No.
R2006007) for review of the Waterloo Moraine and determined that the public
interest does not warrant a Ministry review of the matters raised in the
application. MOE has undertaken the Environmental Bill of Rights Review, which
provides an overview of the current legislation that applies to the protection
of water resources on the moraine. The review concluded that new provincial
policy or legislation is not required to protect the functions of the Waterloo Moraine
at this time.</span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">When MNR receives a
proposal under the <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Aggregates Resources Act</span></i>,
we consider local municipal policies such as the Environmentally Sensitive
Landscapes designation by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.</span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">My Ministry will continue
to work with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and local
municipalities to ensure natural heritage features are protected in local
planning policies. In addition, the MNR will continue to advocate for and work
with willing partners and stakeholders on the development of natural heritage
systems.</span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">If you require more
information on the issues I have discussed, please contact Ken Cornelisse,
Water Resources Coordinator in our Guelph District Office, at (519) 826-6849 or
<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ken.cornelisse@ontario.ca" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=ken.cornelisse@ontario.ca">ken.cornelisse@ontario.ca</a>. </span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Again, thank you for writing.</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Sincerely,</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-US">Original signed by</span></font></b></p>
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Linda Jeffrey</span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Minister of Natural Resources</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">c: The Honourable Jim Wilkinson, Minister of
the Environment</span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> The Honourable Rick Bartolucci, Minister
of Municipal Affairs and Housing</span></font></p>
<p class="yiv207388204MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> Ken Cornelisse, Water Resources Coordinator,
Guelph District Office</span></font></p>
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