Notice

CA20 1DT, NuGeneration Limited: environmental permit application

Published 1 October 2015

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

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Details of the application

The Environment Agency has received a new bespoke application for an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 from NuGeneration Limited.

Application number

EPR/DB3299AF/A001

Regulated facility type

Wastewater treatment plant and aeration cascade

Regulated facility location

Tarn Head Farm
Sellafield
Seascale
Cumbria
CA20 1DT

National grid reference discharge point

NY 01409 04485

Receiving environment

River Ehen

Effluent types

  1. Trade effluent consisting of groundwater pump test (GWPT) effluent from site investigation boreholes (located within the underlying drift and sandstone geologies).

  2. Trade effluent consisting of wastewater treatment plant (WTP) effluent from various site investigation activities (including drilling and purging of groundwater from boreholes, and dewatering of small earthworks).

Volumes

  1. GWPT effluent = 864.0 cubic metres per day

  2. WTP effluent = 90.0 cubic metres per day

How to view the application

You can view the information on the Environment Agency register

Environment Agency
Public Register
Ghyll Mount
Gillan Way
Penrith 40 Business Park
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 9BP

You can view the register from 9.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. Call the Environment Agency on 03708 506 506 to arrange an appointment. You can ask for a copy of documents on the register. The Environment Agency may charge to cover copying costs.

The permit application documents can also be viewed at the NuGeneration website at the following address: http://www.nugeneration.com/environmental_permits.html

How to comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 29 October 2015.

Email: psc-waterquality@environment-agency.gov.uk

Or write to:

Environment Agency
Permitting and Support Centre
WQ Team
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF

The Environment Agency will normally put any responses it receives on the public register. This includes your name and contact details. Tell us if you don’t want your response to be public.

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