Notice

Timothy Scoble: application made to abstract water

Published 8 October 2020

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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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Details of the application

Timothy Scoble 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 the River Crake at National Grid Reference (NGR) SD 29371 88394 to transfer it back to the River Crake at NGR SD 29444 88285 without intervening use.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 3,600 cubic metres an hour
  • 86,400 cubic metres a day
  • 13,000,000 cubic metres a year
  • at an instantaneous rate not exceeding 1,000 litres per second.

Abstraction will take place all year.

The proposed abstraction is within the Crake Catchment and the South Cumbria abstraction licensing strategy area. All water abstracted would be returned to the river approximately 150 metres downstream of the abstraction point.

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/031867 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 5 November 2020.

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

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