<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class="title-center page-title breadcrumbs-off" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 170px;"><div class="wf-wrap" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 40px; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 1200px;"><div class="wf-container-title" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 0.109804); display: table; width: 1120px;"><div class="wf-table" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: table-cell; width: 1120px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 170px; vertical-align: middle;"><div class="wf-td hgroup" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; overflow: hidden; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; clear: both; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 32px; line-height: 36px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Proposed Extension on Current Moratorium on Permits to Take Groundwater to Produce Bottled Water</h1></div></div></div></div></div><div id="main" class="sidebar-divider-vertical sidebar-right" style="margin: 0px; padding: 50px 0px;"><div class="wf-wrap" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 40px; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 1200px;"><div class="wf-container-main" style="margin: 0px -20px; padding: 0px;"><div id="content" class="content" role="main" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 50px 0px 20px; box-sizing: border-box; width: 812px; float: left;"><article id="post-3272" class="category-4 post category-nestle post-3272 description-off status-publish format-standard type-post" style="margin: 0px 0px 50px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="entry-content" style="margin: 0px 0px 50px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: 700;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 18pt;" class="">Take Action and Support the Proposal to EXTEND moratorium on new permits to take water for bottling until Jan. 2020</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="">The Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks is proposing an extension to the current moratorium on new or increasing permits to take groundwater to produce bottled water. This would extend the moratorium for up to one year, to January 1, 2020.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="">The purpose of the extension is to give the Ministry time to further advance the ministry’s understanding of the water resources in the province, with a particular focus on groundwater takings by water bottling facilities.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="">This moratorium applies to new applications – like Nestlé’s proposal for the Middlebrook well in Elora. It also prohibits existing wells for applying for an increase in the amount of water taken for bottling.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="">We will have more information to share on the status of Nestlé’s applications in Aberfoyle and Hillsburgh wells at a future date.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Now it is important that you show support for the moratorium on new applications. There are two ways you can participate in the Ministry’s’ online consultation.</span></p><div style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" class=""><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/013-3974/survey" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(59, 140, 237);" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Take this one question survey to let us know the Ministry know what you think of this proposal.</span></a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" class=""><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/comment/reply/node/484/comment" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(59, 140, 237);" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="">You can also submit a comment by clicking here.</span></a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Please use the comment section to give your personal reasons to ‘Say No To Nestlé’ and protect drinking water for residents of Guelph, Wellington County and the Grand River Watershed.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: 700;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12pt;" class="">The online consultation periods ends on November 30th – so please comment today.</span></span></p><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Notice copied from Wellington Water Watchers. For more information go to their website at<a href="http://wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/proposed-extension-on-current-moratorium-on-permits-to-take-groundwater-to-produce-bottled-water/" style="font-family: Helvetica;" class="">http://wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/proposed-extension-on-current-moratorium-on-permits-to-take-groundwater-to-produce-bottled-water/</a></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true" class=""><div style="orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><font size="5" class=""><font face="Helvetica" class=""><br class=""></font></font></div><div class=""><font size="5" class=""><font face="Helvetica" class=""><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></font></font></div></div></div></body></html>