Notice

Aquazoom Ltd (NPS/WR/029920): application made to abstract water

Published 6 December 2018

This notice was withdrawn on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

Aquazoom Ltd 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 River Ouzel at Paper Mill Farm, Buckinghamshire at National Grid Reference (NGR) SP 89078 29250.

The application is to abstract water all year at the following rates:

  • 5,526 cubic metres an hour

  • 132,624 cubic metres a day

  • 48,407,760 cubic metres a year

  • At an instantaneous rate not exceeding 1,535 litres per second.

The water will be used to generate hydro-electric power (HEP) before returning to the River Ouzel immediately downstream at NGR SP 89083 29264.

How to view the application

You can view the application and supporting documents, during normal office hours, at the Environment Agency:

Brampton Office
Bromholme Lane
Brampton
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 4NE

You can view a summary of the application, during normal office hours, on the Public Register at:

Brampton Office
Bromholme Lane
Brampton
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 4NE

How to comment on the application

Send any representation about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/029920, to the Environment Agency at:

Permitting and Support Centre
Water Resources Team
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF

Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

Or by email to: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 3 January 2019.

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