How large is the proposed quarry?
Mr. David Lowndes, the quarry’s proponent, said that he plans to extract 3,000,000 tonnes of aggregate per year from his site over the next twenty-five to thirty years. The proposed Carlisle Quarry would be immense in terms of its production-one of the eight largest quarries of any kind in Canada, and the seventh largest limestone quarry in the country1. The quarry (would initially cover 238 acres on the 11th Concession, north of Carlisle2. There is also the intention to expand the quarry onto an additional 154 acres of land adjacent to the initial site at some time2. *Note: Lowndes Holding Corp. – owned by David Lowndes – was purchased by St Marys Cement Group (CBM) on June 15, 2006. How could the quarry affect Carlisle water? Currently, two thirds of the households in Carlisle obtain their water from a municipal supply consisting of four communal wells, a pumping system and the water tower3. The remaining households draw water from private wells. The four communal wells, and many of
