Notice

Stroud District Council: application made to abstract water

Published 11 November 2020

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Details of the application

Stroud District 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 full licence to abstract water from the River Frome at National Grid Reference (NGR) SO 83005 04619.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 4 cubic metres an hour
  • 95 cubic metres a day
  • 34,689 cubic metres a year
  • Between 1 April and 31 March inclusive in each year.

The water will be used for the heating of Stroud District Council buildings at Ebley Mill.

Further details are: This application is for the abstraction of water from the River Frome via an open loop water source heat pump.

The abstracted water will be discharged back into the River Frome with a depleted reach of 3 metres at NGR SO 83003 04616. The abstraction is located within the Frome Gloucs (C054022) catchment and the Severn Vale Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy area.

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/WR/034389 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 9 December 2020.

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

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