WATER ENVIRONMENT AND WATER SERVICES (SCOTLAND) ACT 2003.
WATER ENVIRONMENT (CONTROLLED ACTIVITIES) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2011
APPLICATIONS FOR THE AUTHORISATION OF THE ABSTRACTION OF GROUNDWATER FOR WHISKY PRODUCTION, PORTINTRUAN DISTILLERY, EAST OF PORT ELLEN, PORT ELLEN, ISLAY, PA42 7BW
An Application has been made to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) by ELIXIR DISTILLERS LTD for a water use licences authorising the carrying on of controlled activities at, near or in connection with East of Port Ellen, Port Ellen, Islay, PA42 7BW, as follows:
| Description of Controlled Activities | Waters affected | |
| The abstraction of groundwater for whisky production | Groundwater | Combined abstraction from boreholes at NR 3820 4594 and NR 3823 4590 |
SEPA considers that the proposals contained in the applications may have an impact on the water environment and/or on the interests of other users of the water environment. The applications may be viewed on SEPA’s website at: https://consultation.sepa.org.uk/permits/advertised-applications-car (please note that you must use this address as written. Please do not use www. at the start).
If you are unable to access the website you can email SEPA at registry@sepa.org.uk or call 03000 99 66 99 to request a copy of the applications.
Any person affected or likely to be affected by, or having an interest in, the applications may make representations to SEPA in writing within 28 days beginning with the date of this advertisement, either by email to registry@sepa.org.uk, online at: https://consultation.sepa.org.uk/permits/advertised-applications-car or by sending a letter to FAQ: Registry, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Angus Smith Building, 6 Parklands Avenue, Eurocentral, Holytown, North Lanarkshire, ML1 4WQ, quoting reference number: CAR/S/5007349.
Written representations received by SEPA within 28 days of this advertisement will be taken into consideration in determining the applications. Any such representations will be placed in a public register unless the person making them requests that they should not be. Where such a request is made SEPA will include a statement in the register indicating that representations have been made which have been the subject of such a request.
Before determining the applications, SEPA will:
• assess the risk to the water environment posed by the carrying on of the activities;
• assess the indirect effects of that impact on any other aspects of the environment likely to be significantly affected;
• consider any likely adverse social and economic effects of that impact and of any indirect environmental effects that have been identified;
• consider the likely environmental, social and economic benefits of the activity;
• assess the impact of the controlled activity or activities on the interests of other users of the water environment;
• assess what steps may be taken to ensure ‘efficient and sustainable water use’; and
• apply and have regard to relevant legislation.
SEPA will then either grant or refuse to grant the applications.