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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Ontario News <<a href="mailto:newsroom@ontario.ca" class="">newsroom@ontario.ca</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Ontario Strengthening Protections for Water Resources </b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">June 8, 2017 at 12:34:48 PM EDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:jjackson@web.ca" class="">jjackson@web.ca</a><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><table align="center" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="FFFFFF" id="container" style="width: 600px; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; min-width: 300px; max-width: 600px;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><table align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border-width="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr style="background-color: rgb(86, 109, 73); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><td align="left" class=""><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/ontarionewsroom/email_banner_EN.gif?id=45113p" alt="Ontario Newsroom" border="0" style="border-width: 0px;" class=""></td><td align="right" class=""><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/ontarionewsroom/nr-heading-en.gif?id=45113p" alt="Ontario Newsroom" border="0" style="border-width: 0px;" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td colspan="2" class=""> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border-width="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4em;" class="">News Release</div><h1 style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;" class=""><a href="http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2017/06/ontario-strengthening-protections-for-water-resources.html?utm_source=ondemand&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p" style="color: rgb(70, 38, 22); font-weight: bold;" class="">Ontario Strengthening Protections for Water Resources<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a></h1><p style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(106, 106, 106); font-size: 11px;" class="">June 8, 2017</p><h2 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px;" class="">Province Charging New Water Bottling Fee to Better Protect Water for Future Generations</h2>As part of the province's plan to strengthen groundwater protection for future generations, Ontario will be charging water bottling companies an additional $500 fee to take groundwater.<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" class="">Beginning Aug. 1, 2017, water bottlers will pay $503.71 for every million litres of groundwater taken. The new fee will help recover costs associated with managing groundwater taken by water bottlers, including supporting scientific research on the environmental impacts as well as enhanced data analysis on groundwater taken for water bottling.<br class=""></p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" class="">This additional fee is a key part of Ontario's strong protections for groundwater, which also include:<br class=""></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em;" class=""><li class="">Placing a moratorium on all new and expanded permits to take water from groundwater sources for water bottling</li><li class="">Introducing new, stricter rules for renewals of existing bottled water permits</li><li class="">Undertaking further research to ensure long-term water protection, including considering the impacts of climate change and future demand on water sources</li><li class="">Engaging Indigenous partners, communities and industry on changes to water quantity management practices.</li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" class="">Protecting Ontario's groundwater sources for future generations is part of our plan to create jobs, grow our economy and help people in their everyday lives.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table height="5" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><h3 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(65, 86, 52); margin: 1.3em 0px 0.8em;" class="">QUICK FACTS</h3><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em;" class=""><li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em; line-height: 1.5em;" class="">Ontario finalized a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2016/12/ontario-moving-forward-to-protect-water-resources.html" class="">two-year moratorium</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on new and expanded water takings by bottling companies on Dec. 16, 2016, where more than 20,000 public comments were received. The moratorium will remain in effect until Jan. 1, 2019.</li><li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em; line-height: 1.5em;" class="">In Ontario, water bottling facilities must apply for permits to take water from groundwater sources if the facility takes more than 50,000 litres of water on any day.</li><li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em; line-height: 1.5em;" class="">Ontario’s drinking water is among the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2015/12/ontario-drinking-water-still-among-the-best-protected.html" class="">best protected in the world</a>.</li><li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em; line-height: 1.5em;" class="">Bottled water produces about 180 times the greenhouse gas emissions of tap water due to the use of plastic and fossil fuels used for transportation.</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><table height="5" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""> </td></tr></tbody></table><table height="5" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""> </td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><h3 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(65, 86, 52); margin: 1.3em 0px 0.8em;" class="">ADDITIONAL RESOURCES</h3><ul style="margin-bottom: 1em;" class=""><li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em; line-height: 1.5em;" class=""><a href="https://www.ontario.ca/page/new-rules-protect-water-ontario" class="">New rules and fees to protect water in Ontario</a></li><li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em; line-height: 1.5em;" class=""><a href="https://www.ontario.ca/page/permits-take-water" class="">Ontario’s Permit to Take Water Program</a></li><li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em; line-height: 1.5em;" class=""><a href="https://www.ontario.ca/page/drinking-water" class="">Ontario’s rigorous drinking water standards</a></li><li style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 0.9em; line-height: 1.5em;" class=""><a href="https://www.ontario.ca/page/climate-change-action-plan" class="">Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><table height="5" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="15" border="0" bgcolor="#e9e9e9" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><table align="center" valign="top" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="15" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><h3 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(65, 86, 52); margin: 1.3em 0px 0.8em;" class="">QUOTES</h3><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em;" class="">"As the impacts from climate change become more prevalent, Ontario is taking action to ensure water resources are better protected and that we have the best science available. This increased fee, along with the other measures we’ve taken, will help increase groundwater protection and scientific understanding of how to best manage this vital resource."<br class=""> — <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; color: rgb(86, 109, 73); line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 1.2em;" class="">Glen Murray, Minister of Environment and Climate Change</span></div><br class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table height="5" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""> </td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><h3 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(65, 86, 52); margin: 1.3em 0px 0.8em;" class="">CONTACTS</h3><p class="contacts" style="margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em;">Contact information for the general public<br class="">416-325-4000<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">1-800-565-4923<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></p><p class="contacts" style="margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em;">Gary Wheeler<br class="">Communications Branch<br class="">416-314-6666<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><a href="mailto:Gary.S.Wheeler@ontario.ca" class="">Gary.S.Wheeler@ontario.ca</a><br class=""><br class=""></p><p class="contacts" style="margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em;">Ruth Gebremedhin<br class="">Minister’s Office<br class="">416-325-5281<br class=""><a href="mailto:Ruth.Gebremedhin2@ontario.ca" class="">Ruth.Gebremedhin2@ontario.ca</a><br class=""><br class=""></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4em;" class="">Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change<br class=""><a href="http://www.ontario.ca/environment" class="">http://www.ontario.ca/environment</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table height="5" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""> </td></tr></tbody></table><table height="5" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" class=""><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0.9em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em;" class=""><a href="https://www.ontario.ca/contact-us" class="footer" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(123, 107, 5); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em;">Questions about your subscription? 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