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The Environment Agency's charging scheme for environmental permits, abstraction licences and impounding licences.
You will need to apply for a licence to authorise the amount of water you…
How to apply to the Environment Agency for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
How to change, revoke or transfer your licence, including if the licence holder dies or becomes bankrupt and find out when changes can be enforced.
When you need a consent or permit to make a discharge from your reservoir and how to carry out a risk assessment.
You can use the pre-application advice service to make sure your application is correct.
If you impound water, or plan to, you may need to apply for an impounding licence.
How to get extra support for projects in England that require a complex range of environmental permits and licences.
How to get support for nature projects that require a range of environmental permits and licences.
The licences and permits you need, the documents you must prepare, and how to apply to build a hydropower scheme.
Environment Agency regulatory position on low risk impounding activities.
How to work out charges for water abstraction and impounding licences.
The hydrological and hydraulic information the Environment Agency may need when you apply for a water abstraction or impounding licence.
A guide to making a representation about applications for licences to abstract (take) or impound (store) water.
This leaflet explains how abstraction or impoundment licences can be changed to restore sustainable abstraction.
A framework for water supply reservoirs and flood risk management, and how to apply it.
The Environment Agency has made an application to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for one transfer licence and two impoundment licences.
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