TAKE NOTICE that a drought permit has been granted by the Environment Agency on 10 August 2018 in respect of Scales Boreholes, following an application for a drought permit by United Utilities Water Limited ("the Company") to the Environment Agency under Section 79A of the Water Resources Act 1991.

The drought permit, which will apply for 6 months, will allow the Company to abstract more water from the boreholes by replacing the annual limit of 365 megalitres with a limit of 621 megalitres in respect of all water abstracted from Scales boreholes.

Anyone may inspect the permit, free of charge, during normal working hours at:-

• Wigton library, High Street, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 9NJ. 016973 42729.

• United Utilities Water Limited, Haweswater House, Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 3LP. 01925 679800.

• United Utilities Water Limited, Sir Christopher Harding House, North Shore Road, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7XY. By appointment. 01925 235992.

• Environment Agency, Ghyll Mount, Gillan Way, Penrith 40 Business Park, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9BP. 03708 506506.

for a period of 8 days from the date of this Notice.

21 August 2018