Notice

Team Van Oord Limited: application made to impound water

Published 15 September 2017

This notice was withdrawn on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

Team Van Oord Limited 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 remove a weir which is an obstruction or impediment to the flow of the River Teme at Powick Weir upstream of Old Powick Bridge at National Grid Reference SO 83190 52412.

The central section of the existing weir will be removed to provide environmental improvement by reinstating free fish passage to enable fish to migrate upstream. It will be undertaken as part of the ‘Unlocking the Severn’ project in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency.

How to view the application

You can view the application and supporting documents submitted with it, during normal office hours at the Environment Agency:

Riversmeet House
Northway Lane
Newtown Industrial Estate
Tewkesbury
GL20 8FD

You can view a summary of the application, during normal office hours, from the Public Register at:

Riversmeet House
Northway Lane
Tewksbury
GL20 8FD

During normal office hours.

How to comment on the application

Send any representation about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/026006 to the Environment Agency at:

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

Or by email to: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 13 October 2017 for comment.

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

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