Northumberland, Application For An Impoundment Licence

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Water Act 2003)

Notice of application for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of an inland water using impounding works Northumbrian Water 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 obstruct or impede the flow of surface water at National Grid Reference NY 96 19.

The proposal seeks to replace the relevant sections of the Stockton & Middlesborough Waterworks Act (1876) with a modern impoundment licence and includes seasonal variations to the compensation flow from the reservoir. The impoundment structure is already in place.

Please contact us via email or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents. Send any representation about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/043817 to the Environment Agency, at the Permitting and Support Centre, Water Resources Team, Quadrant 2, 99 Parkway Avenue, Sheffield, S9 4WF or by email to PSC-WaterResources@environment-agency.gov.uk by 9th May 2025. For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.