VEGETABLE CROP UPDATE

TOMATO & PEPPER EDITION

Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist

Permit to Take Water Workshops

   Permit to Take Water Workshops

Thursday, March 12, 2009
Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens, 1550 Road 3 East, Kingsville, Ontario
Two half day sessions: choose 9:00 am to 12:00 pm OR 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
There is no cost to attend, but an RSVP is requested.

For more information and to register, contact:  Essex County Federation of Agriculture office (519-776-5159) or Gayle Bogart, OFA Member Service Rep (519-776-7960).  The workshop is being hosted by the Essex County Federation of Agriculture and OMAFRA.

Do you have questions about the permit to take water process or application?  Are you required to do an environmental impact study before your permit will be renewed or a new permit issued and looking for technical assistance?  OMAFRA and the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (OFVGA) may be able to help.

John Warbick, OMAFRA Water Quantity Engineer, is conducting a series of meetings across the province to help farmers understand the permit process and provide assistance on how to complete the application for a new permit or a renewal and discuss water supply choices. 

Each session consists of a presentation on how to complete a permit application and a discussion of water supply choices. Please bring your permit application or current permit.  Following the session, John is available to assist farmers on a one-one basis.  John can also be reached at 519-426-4920.

If you are required to do an environmental study and need technical advice or assistance you may wish to contact George Shearer, surface water specialist with the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association.  Farmers can access technical advice on next steps and for a reasonable fee, OFVGA will work with the producer, complete the technical study and prepare the report.  This service is available to all farm irrigators.

For more information contact: George Shearer, Surface Water Specialist, OFVGA, 519-763-6160 ext. 219 or water@ofvga.org.

Workshops are also scheduled in Simcoe.
OMAFRA Simcoe Office, Blue Line Rd @ Hwy #3, Simcoe.
For more information or registration: 519-426-4920
Half-day sessions: choose 9:00 am – 12:00 pm OR 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
When: March 19, April 16, May 7, October 15, November 19, December 17

Permit to take water workshops can also be arranged upon request for any agricultural group in the province.  Contact John Warbick, OMAFRA at 519-426-4920 or john.warbick@ontario.ca.