Notice

Sibelco UK Limited NPS/NA/001044: application made to abstract water

Published 18 June 2021

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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

Sibelco UK 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 8 of The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017.

The Environment Agency has received the following abstraction licence application within the Tamar catchment.

The application is for a licence to transfer water as follows:

  • at an instantaneous rate of 352 litres per second
  • 1,150 cubic metres an hour
  • 20,700 cubic metres a day
  • 1,519,311 cubic metres a year
  • between 01 April and 31 March inclusive in each year
  • at an area between National Grid References (NGRs) SX 55556 64611, SX 56178 64301, SX 57080 63040 and SX 55245 63495
  • and also at an area between NGRs SX 55848 63165, SX 57473 63054, SX 57499 61637and SX 55740 61899
  • from abstraction location underground strata comprising Dartmoor Granite at Shaugh void and Lee Moor Quarry void, Ivybridge, Devon.

The water will be used for transfer for the purpose of dewatering.

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/NA/001044 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 16 July 2021.

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

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