Notice

Essex Wildlife Trust: application made to abstract water and impound water

Published 6 November 2014

This notice was withdrawn on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

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Essex Wildlife Trust has applied to the Environment Agency for 2 licences.

The Environment Agency is giving notice of these applications (in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.

The first application is for a licence to impede the flow of the River Chelmer at National Grid Reference (NGR) TL 71202 11944 by installing a side-spill weir which will divert a proportion of flow from the main river when it reaches a level above 29.75 metres above Ordnance Datum.

Essex Wildlife Trust has also applied for a licence to abstract water from the River Chelmer at the side-spill weir mentioned above and transfer it to a backwater ditch at NGR TL 71202 11944 all year without intervening use. In an average year this will enable up to 2,000,000 cubic metres of water to be transferred each year at high flows, diverting it through the backwater ditch to create wetland habitat. This will provide a high flow refuge for fish and invertebrates and reduce diffuse pollution and silt from entering the River Chelmer. The water will be returned to the River Chelmer at National Grid Reference TL 71268 11230.

1. How to view the application

You can see the applications and documents submitted with them at the Environment Agency:

Rivers House
Threshelfords Business Park
Inworth Road
Feering
Kelvedon
Colchester
CO5 9SE

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

You can see a summary of the applications from the Public Register at:

Iceni House
Cobham Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP3 9JD

During normal office hours.

2. Your chance to comment

Send any representations in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference numbers NPS/WR/017094 and NPS/WR/017091 to the Environment Agency at:

Permitting and Support Centre
Water Resources Team
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF

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

By 4 December 2014.

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

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