| ___ oo n mm en en emmmae es ... o mm “L . ttl d & b ter t kl e g fI' om private property: COUD OhIlStOl’l 0 © (,CboanE â€" CAReunte 3 ) f _ 5 o thk, . f 44 BY MANDY, Magtits oT /O"'-‘ it (the business) part time and are now full time. We don‘t There is very little we can do providing t,he owners have any salespeople. We‘re low key and small. We‘re not are extracting less than 50,000 litres a day," Cramahe Stare Warrer doing anything illegal," Mrs. Collins assures. Councillor and CEC member Mike Johnston said. Over the years, they have built a regular clientele for "In essence, it‘s a commercial venture in a rural zone, There‘s nothing the provincial government can do to â€" their bottled water. The bulk of product is in 18â€"litre jugs â€" is that what you‘re saying?" CEC member Clare Musselâ€" restrict or monitor a private waterâ€"taking operation from _ of water cooler size, man asked. ; a vacant property on Ventress Road in Cramahe Townâ€" "We go as far as Cobourg, Campbellford, Trenton and "There‘s nothing wrong with bringing to our attention, ship. Belleville and as far as Napanee," Mrs. Collins says. _ but I‘m just not sure what we can do," Mr. Johnston conâ€" Property owners, Mark and Mary Jo Collins of ‘We‘re a small business and want to stay that way." tinued. Brighton, operate a small business, Brighton Springs. The water drawn from the Ventress Road property "It‘s the same thing as with the spreading of biosolids," They extracting 200 18â€"litre bottles of water (3,600 litres â€" qualifies as natural spring water because the dissolved â€" Cramahe Deputy reeve and CEC member Lee Dekeyser total) per day from the 31â€"acre Lot 17, Cone. 2 former â€" salts it contains are less than 500 parts per million. noted. "You have to take it up with the Ministry of Enviâ€" orchard property on Ventress Road. "With respect to municipal jurisdiction on this matter, _ ronment." Provincial government regulations require official Perâ€" â€" please note that municipal control zoning could, therefore, "Other than out sympathy, I‘m not sure what we can mit To Take Water for amounts of 50,000 litres per day or eliminate such commercial ventures through zoning _ do," CEC member Marc Coombs empathized. more. Brighton Springs falls well below that level with a â€" restriction such as incompatible use," Minister of Enviâ€" "My overall concern is that I can foresee we‘re going to maximum 3,600 litres per day. ronment and Energy Chris Stockwell wrote in an August â€" have more years of drought," Ms. Haferkorn said. Furâ€" "We‘ve run our business for eight years," Mrs. Collins â€"7, 2002 letter. The matter had been referred to the provinâ€" _ ther, "what is preventing others who are likeâ€"minded from said Tuesday. "The first seven years, we drew water from _ cial Minister by Northumberland MPP Dr. Doug Galt. purchasing properties for sale in Cramahe" to extract leased property in Brighton Township. The owner decided However, existing Cramahe Township zoning regulaâ€" _ water for sale, she asked. If waterâ€"taking is selfâ€"regulated, to get into the business:. We began drawing water from the . tions permit:the Ventress Road waterâ€"taking operation © what guarantees are there the regulations are actually property we purchased last April. We bottle the water in â€" because it is nota commercial enterprise. Further, even if * being followed. Further, there is no underground mapping the Brighton Industrial Park. We welcome anyone to come it was deemed to be so, it would be termed a homeâ€"based _ that delineates where the sources of water are located and by and see our operation and review our records" business because the property owners are operating the _ in what amounts they exist now. When Mr. Collins lost his job nine years ago, the â€" venture without onâ€"site employees or buildings. "There has been considerable money and recommendaâ€" Collins investigated options. "Water extraction is selfâ€"regulated," Ms. Haferkorn outâ€" tions regarding the whole watershed," Mr. Johnston "Someone approached us about selling water from a â€" lined to the Cramahe Economic Council (CEC) September _ noted, referring to a watershed and well monitoring studâ€" property where water had been drawn for sale years ago, 19. "That means it is the property owner who records how _ ies now underway. so we went into it," Mrs. Collins relates. "We both started _ much water is taken out and sold elsewhere." pessle s oo e e Oe id oo sooatarnahe l on ol B Li L ateitn ul N = _ 6220000000020 sermnemem 4_;_â€"â€"â€"‘