Notice

Environment Agency: application made to abstract water

Published 6 March 2014

This notice was withdrawn on

The consultation period for this application has ended.

Applies to England

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The Environment Agency are required to give notice of these proposed trials. Further to the trial that occurred on 11 April 2013, the Environment Agency, in cooperation with Yorkshire Water, Natural England and the Open University, is going to operate some further short term trials on the operation of the Barmby Barrage on the River Derwent in 2014. This notice will last all year. The trials will be designed to help us understand the effect of the Barmby Barrage on the hydrology of the Lower Derwent and to help the protection and enhancement of the grasses on the floodplain meadow, whilst safeguarding the wider nature conservation interests.

The intention is, when flows in the River Derwent are 24 cubic metres per second (cumecs), 20 cumecs and 16 cumecs as measured by the Agency’s gauging station on the Derwent at Buttercrambe and when there is standing water on the meadows, we will:

  • open the gates at Barmby Barrage such that the Derwent level is allowed to follow the Ouse level to its minimum at low tide, then closing them on the rising tide to avoid Ouse water flowing back in
  • this will be over a half tidal cycle (once a day over 1 day)
  • repeat this opening and closing regime over different flow bands, on different days
  • gather data from recorders at Bubwith, Elvington, East Cottingwith, Loftsome Bridge and Barmby Barrage

Based on the response to these trial events, new management guidelines could be drawn up to protect the meadows against the prolonged water logging events that are currently threatening the future of the traditional plant and wildlife communities, for which they are designated under the European Habitats Directive.

Licensed abstractors on the affected river reach have been notified.

1. View the proposals

A copy of the proposal, maps, plans and any other associated documents may be inspected free of charge at:

Barmby Barrage
Barmby on the Marsh
Goole
DN14 7HX

During normal office hours, Monday to Friday.

2. Your chance to comment

Any person who wishes to make representation about the proposal can do so in writing to:

Karen Wooster
Environment Agency
Lateral
8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT

Or by email to Karen.Wooster@environment-agency.gov.uk

By no later than 3 April 2014.

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 0113 8196379.

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