Impound (store) water

Services

Water resources licence application forms

Use these forms to apply for a water resources licence.
Water abstraction: transfer an abstraction or impoundment licence

Application form to transfer an abstraction licence or impoundment licence.
Notification of death or bankruptcy of a water resources licence holder

Use this form to tell the Environment Agency about the death or bankruptcy of a water resources licence holder.

National Drought Group meets after record wet October to March
- 18 April 2024
- Environment Agency
- Press release
Environment Secretary statement on Ofwat performance report
- 26 September 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- News story
New plan for cleaner and more plentiful water
- 3 April 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Natural England, and The Water Services Regulation Authority
- Press release
Changes to Environment Agency’s abstraction charges to safeguard water supplies for people and wildlife
- 9 March 2022
- Environment Agency
- Press release
Joint reservoir engineer panels: determination
- 30 November 2021
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Welsh Government
- Decision

Water resources charge proposals from April 2022
- 1 April 2022
- Environment Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 10 November 2021
Environment Agency charge proposals: Kielder Reservoir and transfer scheme
- 15 April 2020
- Environment Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 25 February 2020
Assessing and scoring environmental permit and licence compliance
- 16 January 2024
- Environment Agency
- Policy paper
Aire and Calder abstraction licensing strategy
- 28 February 2013
- Environment Agency
- Policy paper
Bristol Avon and North Somerset abstraction licensing strategy
- 19 December 2012
- Environment Agency
- Policy paper