Notice

Canal & River Trust (NPS/NA/001149): application made to abstract water

Published 9 June 2021

This notice was withdrawn on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

Canal & River 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 8 of The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017.

The Environment Agency has received the following abstraction licence application within the Cherwell, Thame and Wye catchment.

The application is for a licence to transfer water as follows:

  • at an instantaneous rate of 458.2 litres per second
  • 1,234 cubic metres an hour
  • 18,180 cubic metres a day
  • 2,134,630 cubic metres a year
  • between 1 April and 31 March inclusive in each year
  • at National Grid References SP 91819 13101, SP 91989 13444, and SP 91963 14004
  • from abstraction location Tring Reservoir Outflows at Tring, Hertfordshire.

The water will be used for transfer for the purpose of navigation authority operations

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/NA/001149 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 7th July 2021.

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