Notice

G.R.Ward & Co.: application made to abstract water

Published 2 February 2024

This notice was withdrawn on

The consultation period for this application has ended. You can view current licences on the Public Registers.

Applies to England

Details of the application

G.R.Ward & Co. has applied to the Environment Agency for a licence.

The Environment Agency is giving notice of this application in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.

The application is for a full licence to abstract water from the Ferruginous Sandstone and Ironstone Marl from a seepage fed catchpit in Frieston, Caythorpe, Lincolnshire at National Grid Reference SK 94200 47677.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 30 cubic metres an hour
  • 720 cubic metres a day
  • 85,000 cubic metres a year
  • at an instantaneous rate not exceeding 9 litres per second
  • between 01 November and 30 April inclusive in each year.

The water will be used for filling a reservoir for subsequent spray irrigation.

How to view the application

Please contact us via email or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents. 

How to comment on the application

Send any representation about this application by email, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/040033 to the Environment Agency, at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 01 March 2024.

For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.