Broughton, Application To Abstract Water

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Water Act 2003) Notice of application for a transfer licence to abstract (take) water

A. Hak 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 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.

The application is for a licence to abstract water from the glacial till and alluvium, and the Penrith Sandstone at Brougham within an area formed by straight lines between National Grid References (NGRs) NY 54713 29225, NY 55654 29216, NY 55648 28767 and NY 54706 28776 and transfer it to streams at Brougham at NGRs NY 54885 29003, NY 54925 28942, NY 55600 28948 and NY 55595 28897 without intervening use.

The application is to abstract water as follows:

• 900 cubic metres an hour
• 21,600 cubic metres a day
• 1,987,200 cubic metres a year

Please contact us via e-mail or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents. Send any representations about this application by email, quoting the name of the applicant and Reference Number NPS/WR/040976 to the Environment Agency, at: PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk by 11th July 2024.

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