Notice

Canal and River Trust: application made to abstract (take) water (NPS/WR/013666)

Published 16 January 2015

This notice was withdrawn on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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The Canal & River Trust has applied to the Environment Agency for 3 licences.

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 (take) water from the River Calder at Greenwood Weir, Mirfield at National Grid Reference SE 21694 19880.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 28,800 cubic metres an hour
  • 691,200 cubic metres a day
  • 200,000,000 cubic metres a year

The water will be used for hydro-electric power generation.

The Canal & River Trust has also applied to the Environment Agency for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of the River Calder at Greenwood Weir at National Grid Reference SE 21741 19856.

By raising Greenwood Weir by 0.1 metre, water will be impounded to maintain navigation levels and provide a consistent water level for abstraction and amenity flow calculations.

The quantities specified above are proposed to be taken only if available after environmental flows including fish and eel passage are accounted for and all abstracted water will be returned to the river near the foot of the weir. A transfer licence has also been applied for at the site for fish pass and by-wash flows.

1. How to view the application

You can see the applications and documents submitted with them at the Environment Agency:

Lateral
8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT

During normal office hours.

You can see a summary of the applications from the Public Register at the above address during normal office hours.

2. Your chance to comment

Send any representations in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and Reference Number NPS/WR/013666 to the Environment Agency, at:

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

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

By 13 February 2015.

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

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