Ontario greenhouse growers facing increased water use charges

Added on 05 April 2024

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Ontario greenhouse growers facing increased water use charges

This past week, the Chatham-Kent Municipal Council in Ontario, Canada, passed its 2024 development charges for water and wastewater that will result in a cost of approximately $179,000 per acre for any new greenhouse development in the municipality.

These development fees will gradually escalate to $366,000 per acre by 2029, driving investment in greenhouse growth to other jurisdictions having negative impacts on the economic contributions the greenhouse sector offers in Chatham-Kent.