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Water Quantity Threats

Drinking Water Threat	Reference Number	Vulnerable Area	Circumstance 1	Circumstance 2	Circumstance 3	Circumstance 4	Area where Activity is a Significant Drinking Water Threat	Area where Activity is a Moderate Drinking Water Threat
An activity that takes water from an aquifer or a surface water body without returning the water taken to the same aquifer or surface water body.	1	IPZ-Q	An existing taking, an increase to an existing taking or a new taking.	The water is or would be taken from within an IPZ-Q.			IPZ-Q where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more surface water intakes and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of significant in accordance with Part IX.	IPZ-Q where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more surface water intakes and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX.
An activity that takes water from an aquifer or a surface water body without returning the water taken to the same aquifer or surface water body.	2	WHPA-Q1	An existing taking, an increase to an existing taking or a new taking.	The water is or would be taken from within a WHPA-Q1.			WHPA-Q1 where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more wells and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of significant in accordance with Part IX.	WHPA-Q1 where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more wells and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX.
An activity that takes water from an aquifer or a surface water body without returning the water taken to the same aquifer or surface water body.	3	IPZ-Q	An increase to an existing taking or a new taking.	The water is or would be taken from within an IPZ-Q.	Section 34 of the Ontario Water Resources Act requires a permit to take water in respect of the increase or new taking.	Despite the local area from which the water is or would be taken having been assessed for the purposes of the latest assessment report to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX, the local area would be assessed to have a risk level of significant if the increase to the existing taking or the new taking were factored into the risk level assessment (In effect December 2, 2013)	IPZ-Q where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more surface water intakes and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX.
An activity that takes water from an aquifer or a surface water body without returning the water taken to the same aquifer or surface water body.	4	WHPA-Q1	An increase to an existing taking or a new taking.	The water is or would be taken from within a WHPA-Q1.	Section 34 of the Ontario Water Resources Act requires a permit to take water in respect of the increase or new taking.	Despite the local area from which the water is or would be taken having been assessed for the purposes of the latest assessment report to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX, the local area would be assessed to have a risk level of significant if the increase to the existing taking or the new taking were factored into the risk level assessment.	WHPA-Q1 where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more wells and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX.
An activity that reduces recharge to an aquifer.	5	IPZ-Q	An existing activity, a modified activity or a new activity.	The activity is or would be wholly or partly located within an IPZ-Q.			IPZ-Q where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more surface water intakes and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of significant in accordance with Part IX.	IPZ-Q where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more surface water intakes and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX.
An activity that reduces recharge to an aquifer.	6	WHPA-Q2	An existing activity, a modified activity or a new activity.	The activity is or would be wholly or partly located within a WHPA-Q2.			WHPA-Q2 where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more wells and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of significant in accordance with Part IX.	WHPA-Q2 the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more wells and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX.
An activity that reduces recharge to an aquifer.	7	IPZ-Q	A modified activity or a new activity.	The activity is or would be wholly or partly located within an IPZ-Q.		Despite the local area from which the water is or would be taken having been assessed for the purposes of the latest assessment report to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX, the local area would be assessed to have a risk level of significant if the modified activity were factored into the risk level assessment.	IPZ-Q where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more surface water intakes and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX.
An activity that reduces recharge to an aquifer.	8	WHPA-Q2	A modified activity or a new activity.	The activity is or would be wholly or partly located within a WHPA-Q2.		Despite the local area from which the water is or would be taken having been assessed for the purposes of the latest assessment report to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX, the local area would be assessed to have a risk level of significant if the modified activity were factored into the risk level assessment.	WHPA-Q2 where the water is or would be taken if the area relates to one or more wells and the local area was assessed to have a risk level of moderate in accordance with Part IX.