Notice

NE64 6SW, Northumbrian Water Limited: Environmental permit application advertisement

Published 10 February 2015

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The consultation period for this application has ended. You can view current licences on the Public Registers.

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The Environment Agency has received an application to vary an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (that does not involve substantial change) from Northumbrian Water Limited.

  • Application number: 225/1031/V001
  • Regulated facility type: Screen for overflow
  • Regulated facility location: Newbiggin Sewage Treatment Works, North Seaton Road, Newbiggin, Northumberland, NE64 6SW.
  • National grid reference discharge point: NZ 32382 86215
  • Receiving environment: North Sea
  • Effluent type: Intermittent / emergency discharge
  • Volume: Unaltered

This variation application is to permit an existing un-permitted storm activity from Newbiggin Sewage Treatment Works. The new activity is a storm sewage discharge for flows over 375l/s via the short sea outfall. The existing permitted storm sewage discharge via the long sea outfall will pass flows over 630l/s.

1. How to view the application

The information is held in the Environment Agency register at the following location


Environment Agency
Public register
Tyneside House
Skinnerburn Road
Newcastle Business Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7AR

You can look at the register 9.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. Please phone the Environment Agency’s National Customer Contact Centre on 03708 506 506 to arrange an appointment. You may get a copy of documents on the register. The Environment Agency may charge to cover copying costs.

2. How to comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 10 March 2015.

Email to:

psc-waterquality@environment-agency.gov.uk

Or write to:


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

Normally the Environment Agency must put any comments they receive on the public register. Tell the Environment Agency if you don’t want your comments to be public.

The Environment Agency must decide whether to grant or refuse the application. If they grant it, they must decide what conditions to include in the permit.

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