Yorkshire Water Services Ltd and the Environment Agency: Notice of proposed adaptive management trial
Published 16 November 2017
Applies to England
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Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulations 2006 that: Yorkshire Water Services Ltd, in collaboration with the Environment Agency are proposing to trial the use of Widdop, Gorple Upper and Lower and Walshaw Dean Upper, Middle and Lower reservoirs for the storage of flood water between the 21st December 2017 and the 31st March 2018.
Yorkshire Water will endeavour to reduce the water level of the reservoirs by increasing the existing compensation flows, subject to catchment runoff and operational constraints. The reduction of the water level of the reservoirs is aimed at seeking to achieve some capacity in the reservoirs for the storage of flood water.
Downstream abstractors have been contacted separately.
A copy of the proposal, map, plan and any other document submitted with it may be inspected free of charge during normal office hours, at the Environment Agency:
Lateral
8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT
Any person who wishes to make representation about the trial must do so in writing to:
Karen Wooster
Environment Agency
Lateral
8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT
Or by email to: karen.wooster@environment-agency.gov.uk
No later than 14 December 2017.
For further advice about making a representation, a leaflet – ‘Making your views count’ is available free of charge on request from local Environment Agency offices by calling the National Customer Contact team on 03708 506 506. Any general enquires about this notice can be made by telephoning 02113 8196379.