PETITION TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Prince Edward Island relies entirely on groundwater for all human water uses. The nature of Island aquifers is such that water flows across property boundaries and thus must be managed by government for the public good. The Government of PEI is developing a new, more holistic Water Act, but water exports, either in bottle or in bulk, have so far not been part of the public discussions surrounding this new legislation. The creation and expansion of a water export industry on PEI could have severe and widereaching consequences for the management of this critically important public resource. Pure Island Waters, a private company, is proposing to construct a waterbottling plant in Brookvale which would extract up to 400,000 L of groundwater per week for export. Neither an environmental impact assessment, a Groundwater Extraction Permit, nor any public consultation are required for this development. We, the undersigned, petition the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as follows: To urge the Government of Prince Edward Island to: (1) halt the proposed Pure Island Waters bottling facility in Brookvale; (2) conduct a thorough study of all the implications of the water export industry on PEI (including, but not limited to, environmental, economic, trade, regulatory, and governance) prior to approving any water export developments; and (3) begin a public engagement process to determine the consensus of local residents and Islanders on this issue.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
November 8, 2016
September 20, 2016
We have reached one hundred signatures. I am compiling this list to present to the Legislative Assembly alongside a formal request for a meeting with the Minister.
Reached 100 supporters
September 19, 2016
385 Comments
halt the proposed Pure Island Waters bottling facility in Brookvale begin a public engagement process to determine the consensus of local residents and Islanders on this issue I think you will find NO SUPPORT for this practice here
Our island water is NOT an infinite resource. If our water is gone how are we supposed to live? How are our farmers supposed to raise animals and grow our crops? Please stop this plan to sell our precious water to foreign companies
Besides the overuse of an often unnecessary use of water we run the risk of by more commercializing of even more water giving businesses under trade deals the ability to sue levels of government when they provide access to water as a public good.
this and other attempts to get high volume water extraction permits in advance of the Water Act are deplorable and should be dismissed, yet our minister says he "warned" businesses that the Act was coming in - so inviting just such attempts to circumvent rational governance!
When we wintered in Florida we learned about sink holes. Basically when large amounts of ground water was extracted it left holes under ground and at unpredictable times the land would collapse. Houses and highways were distroyed. We don't want that here.
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Save our water !!!
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PETITION TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Prince Edward Island relies entirely on groundwater for all human water uses. The nature of Island aquifers is such that water flows across property boundaries and thus must be managed by government for the public good. The Government of PEI is developing a new, more holistic Water Act, but water exports, either in bottle or in bulk, have so far not been part of the public discussions surrounding this new legislation. The creation and expansion of a water export industry on PEI could have severe and widereaching consequences for the management of this critically important public resource. Pure Island Waters, a private company, is proposing to construct a waterbottling plant in Brookvale which would extract up to 400,000 L of groundwater per week for export. Neither an environmental impact assessment, a Groundwater Extraction Permit, nor any public consultation are required for this development. We, the undersigned, petition the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as follows: To urge the Government of Prince Edward Island to: (1) halt the proposed Pure Island Waters bottling facility in Brookvale; (2) conduct a thorough study of all the implications of the water export industry on PEI (including, but not limited to, environmental, economic, trade, regulatory, and governance) prior to approving any water export developments; and (3) begin a public engagement process to determine the consensus of local residents and Islanders on this issue.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 8, 2016
September 20, 2016
We have reached one hundred signatures. I am compiling this list to present to the Legislative Assembly alongside a formal request for a meeting with the Minister.
Reached 100 supporters
September 19, 2016
385 Comments
I really do not believe there is any reason what's so ever for us to go ahead and sell are water. Plus how would this be helping are community, we will not receive and of the money from the water that your selling that we drink and use each and everyday. - Tristan 16
halt the proposed Pure Island Waters bottling facility in Brookvale begin a public engagement process to determine the consensus of local residents and Islanders on this issue I think you will find NO SUPPORT for this practice here
Our island water is NOT an infinite resource. If our water is gone how are we supposed to live? How are our farmers supposed to raise animals and grow our crops? Please stop this plan to sell our precious water to foreign companies
Besides the overuse of an often unnecessary use of water we run the risk of by more commercializing of even more water giving businesses under trade deals the ability to sue levels of government when they provide access to water as a public good.
this and other attempts to get high volume water extraction permits in advance of the Water Act are deplorable and should be dismissed, yet our minister says he "warned" businesses that the Act was coming in - so inviting just such attempts to circumvent rational governance!
When we wintered in Florida we learned about sink holes. Basically when large amounts of ground water was extracted it left holes under ground and at unpredictable times the land would collapse. Houses and highways were distroyed. We don't want that here.
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I really do not believe there is any reason what's so ever for us to go ahead and sell are water. Plus how would this be helping are community, we will not receive and of the money from the water that your selling that we drink and use each and everyday. - Tristan 16