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Dorset - Water Abstraction Licence Application
What is happening?
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Water Act 2003)
Notice of application for a full licence to abstract (take) water
YTL Construction (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 full licence to abstract water from the underground strata comprising of the Poole Formation within the area formed by straight lines between the following National Grid References: SZ 00676 93813, SZ 00748 93813, SZ 00748 93776 and SZ 00676 93776 at Poole Water Recycling Centre, Poole, Dorset.
The application is to abstract water as follows:
• 36 cubic metres an hour • 864 cubic metres a day
• 48,000 cubic metres a year • All year.
The water will be abstracted for the purpose of dewatering.
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/046743 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 5th June 2026.
For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.
Open to feedback
From
8-May-2026
To
5-Jun-2026
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