Notice

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council: application made to abstract water

Published 8 May 2020

This notice was withdrawn on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

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Details of the application

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 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 to vary licence serial number 2/27/08/143/R01 which authorises the abstraction of water from the ‘Mill Pond’ at Worsbrough Mill, National Grid Reference SE 34947 03313 Worsbrough, Barnsley.

The variation applied for is: to increase the annual quantity from 111,917 cubic metres to 174,314 cubic metres, for their water wheel.

The daily, hourly and instantaneous rates are to remain the same. In order to increase the annual quantity, the site will be increasing its hours of operation.

Quantities to remain as licensed:

  • 633 cubic metres per day
  • 106 cubic metres per hour
  • At an instantaneous rate not exceeding 29.3 litres per second.

How to view the application

We are following Government advice to manage the risks of Coronavirus to our organisation, to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and sustain our critical operations. As a result, please contact us via e-mail 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/033523 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 5 June 2020.

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

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