Notice

Ferrybridge MFE 2 Limited: application made to abstract water

Published 2 January 2020

This notice was withdrawn on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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Details of the application

Ferrybridge MFE 2 Limited 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 (take) water from a borehole fed by a groundwater source (the Cadeby Formation Magnesian Limestone aquifer) at Ferrybridge power station, Knottingley, at National Grid Reference SE 47163 25179.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 35 cubic metres an hour
  • 840 cubic metres a day
  • 306,600 cubic metres a year
  • All year.

The water will be used for the power station’s processing plant.

How to view the application

You can view the application and supporting documents, during normal office hours at the Environment Agency:

Lateral House
8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT

You can view a summary of the application, during normal office hours, on the Public Register at:

Lateral House
8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT

How to comment on the application

Send any representation about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/025393 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 30 January 2020.

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

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