Essex County Council: application made to abstract water
Published 26 January 2023
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Details of the application
Essex County Council 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 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.
The application is for a full licence to abstract water from Piggeries Lake at Castle Lane, Benfleet, Essex at National Grid Reference TQ 80351 86685.
The application is to abstract water as follows:
- 30 cubic metres an hour
- 240 cubic metres a day
- 20,000 cubic metres a year
- 8.33 litres per second
- between March and October inclusive in each year.
Water will be used to top-up a reservoir.
How to view the application
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/WR/036363 to the Environment Agency by email to: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk
By 23 February 2023.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.