Notice

Manea Parish Council: application made to abstract water

Published 22 March 2024

This notice was withdrawn on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

Details of the application

Manea Parish 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 licence to abstract water from Counter Drain (Manea and Welney Internal Drainage Board), South Branch Drain at National Grid Reference (NGR) TL 48640 88628 to transfer it to Manea Clay Pit at NGR TL 48245 88945 without intervening use.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 46 cubic metres an hour
  • 364 cubic metres a day
  • 8,000 cubic metres a year
  • At an instantaneous rate not exceeding 12.8 litres per second
  • Between 01 November and 28 February inclusive in each year.

Further details are: the abstraction will take place from the South branch of the Counter Drain in the Manea and Welney Internal Drainage Board which is within the Old Bedford including the Middle Level Abstraction Licencing Strategy area.

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/040388 to the Environment Agency by email to: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 19 April 2024.

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