Notice

The Oil and Pipelines Agency: application made to abstract water

Published 23 April 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

The Oil and Pipelines Agency 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 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.

The application is for a full licence to abstract water from Underground strata comprising of slate and siltstone (Saltash Formation) at Thanckes Fuel Depot, Torpoint, Cornwall centred around National Grid Reference (NGR): SX 43204 56120 to transfer it to the Hamoaze (River Tamar) at NGR: SX 43989 55951 without intervening use.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

  • 96 cubic metres an hour
  • 2,304 cubic metres a day
  • 840,960 cubic metres a year
  • between 1 April and 31 March inclusive in each year.
  • At a maximum instantaneous rate of 26.7 litres per second, all year.

Abstraction will be from 24 boreholes sited alongside underground fuel tanks for the purpose of dewatering to relieve hydraulic pressure and the risk of failure of the fuel tanks. Prior to discharge to the River Tamar, the abstracted water will pass through an oil separator.

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/WR/033857 to the Environment Agency at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk

By 21 May 2021

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

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