Notice

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust: application made to abstract water

Published 16 March 2022

This notice was withdrawn on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

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust 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 licence to abstract water from the River Thames at National Grid Reference (NGR) SP 36279 00711 at Hinton Waldrist, Oxfordshire to transfer it to the River Thames at NGR SP 36436 00418 without intervening use.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 3,603.40 cubic metres an hour
  • 86,486.40 cubic metres a day
  • 23,336,640.00 cubic metres a year
  • all year.

The purpose of this abstraction is to provide a natural fish passage around Shifford Weir.

How to view the application

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/035561 to the Environment Agency by email to: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 13 April 2022.

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

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