Ardtornish Estate Company Limited

WATER ENVIRONMENT AND WATER SERVICES (SCOTLAND) ACT 2003

WATER ENVIRONMENT (CONTROLLED ACTIVITIES) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2005

APPLICATION FOR AUTHORISATION

UILEANN RUN OF RIVER HYDRO SCHEME

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with regulation 13 of the above Regulations, that an application has been made to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) by Ardtornish Estate Company Limited for authorisation to carry on controlled activities at, near or in connection with the proposal Uileann Run of River Hydro Scheme namely:

Description of Controlled Activities	Waters Affected	National Grid Reference
Construction and/or operation of an impounding works	Allt Buidhe Mor	NM 7727 5003
Abstraction of 52,358 m3 per day of water	Allt Buidhe Mor	NM 7727 5003
Construction and/or operation of an impounding works	Allt a’ Chonaich	NM 7679 5127
Abstraction of 15,206 m3 per day of water	Allt a’ Chonaich	NM 7679 5127
Construction and/or operation of an impounding works	Allt na Criche	NM 7686 5168
Abstraction of 13,824 m3 per day of water	Allt na Criche	NM 7686 5168
Construction and/or operation of an impounding works	Tributary of Allt Buidhe Mor	NM 7718 5018
Abstraction of 3,629 m3 per day of water	Tributary of Allt Buidhe Mor	NM 7718 5018
Return of abstracted water approximately 4.5km away from the abstraction points.	Allt Buidhe Mor	NM 7497 5058

SEPA considers that the above controlled activities have or are likely to have a significant adverse impact on the water environment or the interests of other users of the water environment.

Any person affected or likely to be affected by, or having an interest in, the application may make representations to SEPA in writing within 28 days beginning with the date of this advertisement, at the following address, quoting reference number CAR/L/1088903:

Registry Department, SEPA, Graesser House, Fodderty Way, Dingwall Business Park, Dingwall, IV15 9XB.

A copy of the application may be inspected free of charge, at the above address, between 9:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday (except local and national holidays) and by prior arrangement at SEPA’s Fort William Office, Carr’s Corner, Lochybridge, Fort William, PH33 6TL.

Written representations received by SEPA within 28 days of this advertisement will be taken into consideration in determining the application. 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.

When ready to determine the application, SEPA will serve notice on any person who has made a representation within 28 days of this advertisement, informing them of SEPA’s proposed determination and giving them the opportunity to notify the Scottish Ministers in writing that they object to SEPA’s proposed determination within 21 days of the notice being served.