Ontario Water Extraction Permits For High-Volume Users

Permit records detail entities legally required to report daily water extraction exceeding 50,000 liters from Ontario's lakes, rivers, streams, or groundwater. The dataset includes purpose, location, water source type, maximum daily allowance, permit number, and expiry date. Data is provided by the Government of Ontario's Ministry of the Environment.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of water source types (ground or surface) across different permit purposes.
• Map permit locations to assess geographic concentration of high-volume water extraction.
• Identify permits nearing expiry date for regulatory compliance monitoring.
• Compare the maximum amount allowed per day across different industrial or municipal purposes.

Strengths

• Data originates from a legal reporting requirement for entities extracting over 50,000 liters per day.
• Includes key regulatory details like permit number, expiry date, and maximum daily allowance.
• Spatial data is available via provided mapping tools and SHP file format.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific row/column counts are unavailable, limiting pre-analysis assessment.
• The description lists exceptions to the permit rule, suggesting potential gaps in coverage.
• Multiple file formats (XLS, SHP, PDF, HTML) may require consolidation for unified analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario

Collection Method

Legally mandated reporting by permit holders to the Ministry of the Environment.

Time Range

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Geography

Province of Ontario, Canada