Cumbria - Application for a Transfer Licence 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

Volkerstevin 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 alluvium from points at Ambleside Wastewater Treatment Works in the area bounded by National Grid References NY 37133 04260, NY 37134 04179, NY 37170 04164 & NY 37171 04261. The water will be transferred to the River Rothay at National Grid Reference NY 37111 04212, without intervening use.

The application is to abstract water as follows: • 97.6 cubic metres an hour • 2,343 cubic metres a day • 68,970 cubic metres a year.

Abstraction will take place over a 12-month period, for the purpose of construction dewatering. All water abstracted will be returned to the River Rothay.

Please contact us via email or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents.

Send any representations about this application in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and Reference Number NPS/WR/046368 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 11th June 2026.

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