Environment Agency NPS/NA/001898: application made to abstract water
Published 17 June 2021
Applies to England
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Details of the application
Notice of application for a transfer licence.
The Environment Agency is applying to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for a transfer licence to abstract (take) water for a previously exempt abstraction. The application is within the Frome, Piddle and West Dorset catchment.
The Environment Agency is giving notice of this application, in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulation 2017.
Further details of the proposal are: The application is for a licence to abstract (take) water from the River Frome near Moreton, Dorset at National Grid Reference (NGR) SY 81415 88977 to transfer it to River Frome North Channel System at the given NGR for the purpose of wet fencing and nature conservation. This existing abstraction was previously exempt from the need for a licence under the Water Resources Act 1991 and takes place all year round.
How to view the application
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How to comment on the application
Send any representation about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/NA/001898 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk
By 15 July 2021.
After the 15 July 2021, the Environment Agency will be able to grant a licence authorising the proposal. The licence shall be viewed as granted, unless the Secretary of State, either as a result of any representations made about the proposal or otherwise, instructs or asks for an application to be made to them.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.