Talisman Resort Nominee Inc. permitted 16 million litres of water for snowmaking

With the new Ontario Environmental Registry its easy to see things you would not have seen previously.

Did you know it takes 16 Million litres of water over a 90 day period to create/maintain snow.

They also require 1/2 a Million litres of water for their Golf Course over a 100 day period.



Click on the Title/link above and see some of the stats. From Pesticides to Water Usage Permits.

Talisman Resort:

This is a Permit to Take Water 4770-6QHPT2 for golf course irrigation and snowmaking purposes. Water will be taken from one (1) river and one (1) pond. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Source of water: Beaver River
Purpose of taking: Commercial – Snowmaking
Period of taking: November 1 - February 29
Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 9,547
Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
Maximum volume per day (Litres): 13,747,104
Maximum number of days of taking per year: 90
Length of time: 10 years

Source of water: Beaver River
Purpose of taking: Commercial – Golf Course Irrigation
Period of taking: April 15 - October 15
Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 800
Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
Maximum volume per day (Litres): 500,000
Maximum number of days of taking per year: 100
Length of time: 10 years

Source of water: Talisman Spring
Purpose of taking: Commercial – Snowmaking
Period of taking: November 1 - February 29
Maximum rate per minute (Litres): 4,546
Maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
Maximum volume per day (Litres): 3,000,000
Maximum number of days of taking per year: 90
Length of time: 10 years