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Notice

Hills Quarry Products Limited NPS/NA/001294: application made to abstract water

Published 17 June 2021

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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

Hills Quarry Products 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 8 of The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017.

The Environment Agency has received the following abstraction licence application within the Frome, Piddle and West Dorset catchment.

The application is for a licence to transfer water as follows:

  • at an instantaneous rate of 33.8 litres per second
  • 96 cubic metres an hour
  • 2,304 cubic metres a day
  • 462,660 cubic metres a year
  • between 01 April and 31 March inclusive in each year
  • at an area between National Grid References (NGRs) SY 75094 90208, SY 77888 90316, SY 77999 89120 and SY 75120 89109
  • from abstraction location underground strata comprising river terrace sands and gravels at Woodsford Quarry, near West Stafford, Dorchester.

The water will be used for transfer for the purpose of dewatering.

How to view the application

We are following Government advice to manage the risks of Coronavirus to our organisation, to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and sustain our critical operations. As a result, 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/NA/001294 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 15 July 2021.

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

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