Notice

Environment Agency: application made to abstract water and impound water

Updated 7 July 2014

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An application has been made to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by Environment Agency. The Environment Agency are required to give notice of this application.

The application is for for a licence to abstract water from the River Exe close to Trews Side Weir, Exeter at National Grid Reference (NGR) SX 92298 91729 for the purpose of transferring it without intervening use to Trews Flood Relief Channel (FRC).

The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates and periods:

  • 1,908 cubic metres per hour
  • 45,792 cubic metres per day
  • 5,676,480 cubic metres per year

This transfer is to support wetland habitats created in the FRC as part of the Exeter Flood Defence Scheme works and provide water for fish passage. The water will be abstracted through a new fish pass located at the point of abstraction with all water being returned to the River Exe approximately 1.3 kilometres downstream.

An application is also being made for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of the River Exe at Trews Weir, Exeter, NGR SX 92409 91601.

The object of impounding water is to construct a new fish pass to facilitate fish passage over the weir.

An application is also being made for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of the River Exe at Trews Side Weir, Exeter, NGR SX 92347 91643.

The object of impounding water by means of the works is to modify the existing side weir to lower it by 250 millimetres thereby allowing more flood water to be diverted out of the River Exe during flood flows.

1. How to view the application

A copy of the applications, maps, plans and any other documents submitted with these applications may be inspected free of charge at the address of the Environment Agency at:

Manley House
Kestrel Way
Exeter
Devon
EX2 7LQ

During normal office hours (Monday to Friday, except bank holidays).

Summary details of the applications are also available on the public register held at the Environment Agency at the above address.

2. Your chace to comment

Any person who wishes to make representations about the above applications must do so in writing, quoting reference number NPS/WR/015551, NPS/WR/015801 or NPS/WR/015802 respectively to the Environment Agency at:

Permitting and Support Centre
Water Resources Team
Quadrant Two
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF

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

No later than 17 July 2014.

After expiry of the period for representations, the Environment Agency will be entitled to the grant of a licence which authorises the proposal which shall deemed to be granted, unless the Secretary of State, either in consequence of any representations made with respect to the proposal or otherwise, directs or requires an application to be made to him.

For further advice about making a representation, a leaflet ‘Making your views count’ is available free of charge on request from local Environment Agency offices. Any general enquiries about this notice can be made by telephoning 03708 506 506.

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