Statutory guidance

Scheme of abstraction charges 2020 to 2021

Environment Agency charges for water abstraction and impoundment licences.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 14 April 2020
• Last updated: 1 April 2022
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  1. 1 April 2022

     Marked attachments as withdrawn and linked to the new guidance.

  2. 23 February 2022

     Added a notice about how we will charge for abstraction licence applications we receive on or after 1 April 2022.

  3. 14 April 2020

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 1 April 2022

See the Environmental permits and abstraction licences: tables of charges for charges from 1 April 2022.

Applies to England

Documents

[Withdrawn] Environment Agency Scheme of Abstraction Charges 2020 to 2021

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[Withdrawn] Abstraction licence charging calculator 2020 to 2021

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Details

Regional charges (standard unit charges and environmental improvement unit charges) for water abstraction licences from April 2020.

We have made 3 changes to this year’s scheme, the:

• source factor for sources supported by the Kielder Reservoir transfer scheme
• standard unit charge for the Dee regional charging area
• standard unit charge for the Wye regional charging area

See related detailed guidance:

• abstract or impound water
• apply for a water abstraction or impoundment licence
• manage your water abstraction or impoundment licence online

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