Alma Road, Newtown - Revocation of Water Abstraction Licence

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

The Environment Agency is proposing to revoke (cancel) licence number 28/39/28/104, held by Affinity Water Limited.

The Environment Agency is required to give notice of this proposal. The Environment Agency give this notice in line with section 52 of the Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by section 22 of the Water Act 2003) and regulation 31 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.

This licence allows the licence holder: Affinity Water Limited, Tamblin Way, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9EZ

to abstract a total of 386 cubic metres (m3) an hour, 7,092 cubic metres (m3) of water a day, and a total of 1,905,723m3 a year, from the River Chess at Alma Road. This is at National Grid Reference (NGR) SP 96200 02600. The licence holder can abstract water for Public Water Supply.

The proposal is to revoke the licence.

1. Viewing the proposal

You can inspect a copy of the proposal and any other relevant documents, free of charge at:

Environment Agency, Alchemy, Bessimer Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 1HE

The office is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (except bank holidays) or please email: OCS_SA@environment-agency.gov.uk

2. Your chance to object

If you want to object to this proposal, email OCS_SA@environment-agency.gov.uk or write to:

Integrated Environmental Planning Team, Environment Agency, Alchemy, Bessimer Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 1HE

Your email or letter must quote reference number: HNL\Chesham\S52

The Environment Agency must receive your objection by 10 October 2025

If you have any questions about this notice, please email OCS_SA@environment-agency.gov.uk

Signed Rob Fox

Hertfordshire and North London IEP Team Leader

Date: 12 September 2025