Alde Ore Estuary: proposal to revoke licences to abstract water
Published 11 April 2014
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The Environment Agency is proposing to revoke (cancel) 2 licences to abstract (take) water to protect the Alde Ore Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Suffolk.
The Environment Agency is required to give notice of this proposal. The Environment Agency give this notice in line with section 52 of the Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by section 22 of the Water Act 2003) and regulation 31 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.
The proposal is to revoke licence numbers:
- 7/35/4/G/89
- 7/35/4/G/98
Licence number 7/35/4/G/89 allows the licence holder
Mr Eric John Moss
Botany Farm
Farnham
Saxmundham
Suffolk
to abstract 819 cubic metres (m³) of water a day, 22,700 m³ a year during the months of April to September inclusive, from underground strata (sand and gravel) at Farnham, Suffolk at National Grid Reference TM 3810 5858. The water can be abstracted for spray irrigation.
Licence number 7/35/4/G/98 allows the licence holder
Mr David Strachan
trading as D and C Strachan
Rendham Hall
Rendham
Saxmundham
Suffolk
IP17 2AW
to abstract 1,100 m³ of water a day, 60,000 m³ a year during the months of April to October inclusive, from underground strata (chalk) in Rendham, Suffolk at National Grid Reference TM 3531 6593. The water can be abstracted for spray irrigation.
The proposal is to revoke both licences to abstract water.
The Environment Agency have made this proposal as part of a programme to help protect water supplies and improve the environment.
1. View the proposal
You can inspect a copy of the proposal and relevant documents, free of charge at:
Environment Agency
Iceni House
Cobham Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP3 9JD
The office is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (except bank holidays).
You can also get details of the existing licences from the address above.
2. Your chance to comment
If you want to comment on this proposal, send an email to rsa.representations@environment-agency.gov.uk or write to:
Environment Agency
Restoring Sustainable Abstraction Team
3rd Floor Operations
Horizon House
Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
Your email or letter must quote licence number 7/35/4/G/89 and/or 7/35/4/G/98.
The Environment Agency must receive your comments by 9 May 2014.
If you have any questions about this notice, phone Sarah Hollingham on 01473 706757.