<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; ">The response from the GRCA is below and under that is response I've sent back to them in regards to this interesting information.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="2">In my view watersheds don't tend to move from location to location but it appears the map lines have moved mysteriously. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="2">I've already witnessed the removal of lands from the Laurel Creek Watershed into the Howard Sturm watershed by City of Waterloo in spite of the fact that city planners state source protection in not their jurisdiction. The city council simply voted to do it based on a single
letter from Stantec without even consulting Regional Hydrology Staff. Truthfully I question the validity of science that resulted in the the augmentation of the watershed delineations. My response is below the letter provided by the GRCA. Please review. </font></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; ">Louisette</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; ">_________________________________________</div><div style="font-family: arial; "><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">--- On </font><b style="font-size: 10pt; ">Wed, 7/20/11, Dave Schultz <i><dschultz@grandriver.ca></i></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> wrote:</font><blockquote style="border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px; "><div
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</div></blockquote></div></div><div style="font-family: arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">From: Dave Schultz <dschultz@grandriver.ca></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Subject: RE: Highland Quarry is in Grand River watershed</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">To: "Louisette Lanteigne" <butterflybluelu@rogers.com></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 3:47 PM</font><br><br><div id="yiv616257145"><div class="yiv616257145WordSection1"><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Hi Louisette,</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Thanks for your e-mail. We have had that question come up several times, so
we have examined it fairly closely.</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">The map you attached does not show the current, official, legal watershed boundary.</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I’ve attached a copy of our submission to the MNR from April 26 which shows the boundary.</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I’ve also attached another map from the Highland submission which also shows the boundary.</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Watershed boundaries were adjusted a few years ago as part of the source protection planning process. It is possible that Stantec used an older watershed
boundary map but you would have to ask them that question.</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">In any event, the small area that has attracted your interest may have been a pocket which did not drain to either the Nottawasaga or the Grand systems. In pre-settlement, pre-farming days it may have been a wetland with no surface water outlet.</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">It’s up to you to decide which map you want to accept.</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">However, as to your larger point, we are, of course, aware that surface and groundwater flows can, and often are, different.</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt;
color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We have said consistently that we are indeed concerned about potential impacts from the Highland Quarry on groundwater in the Grand River watershed particularly in the area near the site.</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We have also said that we do not yet have enough information from Highland to determine exactly what that impact will be under different scenarios (e.g. pumping, no pumping, etc.).</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Our comments to the ministry spelled out the nature of our groundwater concerns in considerable detail. I trust you’ll find them informative.</span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dave Schultz</span></i></b><span
style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> <br></span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Manager of Communications</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> <br></span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Grand River Conservation Authority</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> <br></span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">(519) 621-2761 Ext. 2273</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:dschultz@grandriver.ca" target="_blank" href="http://ca.mc883.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dschultz@grandriver.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color:
blue; ">dschultz@grandriver.ca</span></a></span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> <br></span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue; "><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.grandriver.ca/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.grandriver.ca</a></span></span></i></p><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><br></span></i></p></div></div></span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width:
initial; outline-color: initial; display: table; "><tbody style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><tr style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: table-row; vertical-align: inherit; "><td valign="top" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: table-cell; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font: inherit; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">Hello
Mr. Schlutz</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color:
initial; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" size="2" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">First off I'd like to thank you for the response you've provided. It is greatly appreciated to have someone willing to dialogue on issues of this nature. It's an overwhelming project so it's important that we clarify what maps are being used by whom.</font></font></div><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style:
none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "></font></div>Is the official stance of the GRCA that the map which I provided to you in my previous letter on July 20th as produced by </font><span class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif" size="2" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">Helen Purdy of Stantec is incorrect?</span></font><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color:
initial; "><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif" size="2" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">Also, if the delineation of the mapping was changed, what specific scientific data was used to support that decision? I would like to personally review that material if possible. Do you know what date this delineation was authorized and by whom? Did all the affected conservation areas partake in this decision?</span></font></span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "></span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size:
10pt; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">Please respond in writing. <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "></span></font><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span"
style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">Louisette Lanteigne</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px;
padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">700 Star Flower Ave.</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><font class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span
class="yiv1155928283Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">Waterloo Ontario<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">N2V 2L2</span></font></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><div><div class="yiv616257145WordSection1"><p class="yiv616257145MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; "><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><br></span></i></p></div></div></span></font></div></td></tr></table>