TA5 1UD, NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited: environmental permit application
Published 2 August 2018
Applies to England
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Details of the application
The Environment Agency has received a new bespoke application for an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 from NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited.
Application number
EPR/XP3321GD/A001
Regulated facility type
Sewage treatment plant
Regulated facility location
Hinkley Point C
Wick Moor Drove
Near Bridgwater
Somerset
TA5 1UD
National grid reference discharge point
ST 19315 46475
Receiving environment
Severn Estuary
Effluent type
Secondary treated sewage effluent
Volume
1,150 cubic metres per day
This application is for the discharge from a sewage treatment plant to treat domestic sewage effluent from the use of the campus construction welfare facilities during the construction period. The welfare facilities will comprise of wash basins, toilets, showers, a kitchen and a canteen serving site workers during the early stages of the construction at Hinkley Point C.
Domestic sewage effluent will be treated via a new British Standard sewage treatment plant before being pumped to the Severn Estuary. In order to minimise the impact on the receiving environment the applicant proposes that the effluent will be subjected to disinfection by ultra violet irradiation before being discharged.
The applicant is proposing to discharge the effluent via an existing submerged outlet location near the seaward end of the Hinkley Point C jetty (known as Outlet 12).
How to view the application
You can view the permit application, and submit comments online, at https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/ta5-1ud-nnb-generation-company-hpc-limited-1
You can view the information on the Environment Agency register
Environment Agency
Public Register
Rivers House
East Quay
Bridgwater
TA6 4YS
You can view the register from 9.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. Call the Environment Agency on 03708 506 506 to arrange an appointment. You can ask for a copy of documents on the register. The Environment Agency may charge to cover copying costs.
How to comment on the application
If you have any comments on the application send these by 5 September 2018.
Submit comments online at https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/ta5-1ud-nnb-generation-company-hpc-limited-1
Email: psc-waterquality@environment-agency.gov.uk
Or write to:
Environment Agency
Permitting and Support Centre
WQ Team
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF
The Environment Agency will normally put any responses it receives on the public register. This includes your name and contact details. Tell us if you don’t want your response to be public.