Notice

Leeds City Council: application made to abstract water and impound water

Published 8 May 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This notice was withdrawn on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

Leeds City Council has applied to the Environment Agency for 2 licences.

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 licence to construct a dam and impede the flow of the Wyke Beck at National Grid Reference (NGR) SE 33878 34747. The water will be impounded to alleviate flooding downstream by creating a wetland structure.

The capacity of the wetland structure at overflow level will be 40,513 cubic metres of flood water.

Leeds City Council has also applied for a licence to abstract (take) water from the Wyke Beck at NGR SE 33981 35023 to transfer the water to the Wyke Beck at National Grid References SE 33857 34850 and SE 33862 34819 without intervening use. The overflow point is set at 42.73 metres above ordnance datum and will overtop on average 3.28 days per year.

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 numbers NPS/WR/028575 and NPS/WR/033467 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 5 June 2020.

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

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