Environment Agency—Midland Region

WATER RESOURCES ACT 1991

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE TO ABSTRACT WATER

Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Environment Agency by Severn Trent Water Limited of 2297 Coventry Road, Birmingham B26 3PU, for a new licence at Short Heath, Birmingham (at grid Ref. SP 0941 9262) to abstract water from underground strata, for river transfer. The previous licence at Short Heath (Licence Number 03/28/10/039) expired on 31st August 2000.

Previous Licence Details

The previous licence for “local” public supply had a maximum daily abstraction limit of 10 mega litres per day (10 million litres per day), with an annual limit of 2,920 mega litres. It was also specified that not more than 2 mega litres per day, in any one day should be abstracted for compensation discharge purposes.

Proposed Licence Details

The purpose of the new licence will be to enable the transfer of groundwater to the River Tame for subsequent reabstraction, using the existing abstraction licence at Acre Lane, Shardlow, near Derby (Licence Number 03/28/36/173) on the River Trent (at grid Ref. SK 4406 3002).

The proposed Birmingham Groundwater licence is for 2,000 mega litres per year with daily abstracted quantities not exceeding 10 mega litres per day. Abstraction will take place during summer months, in severe drought periods.
A copy of the application and any maps, plans or other documents submitted with it may be inspected, free of charge, at all reasonable hours, at the offices of Severn Trent Water Ltd at Waterworks Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, during the period beginning on 21st May 2001 and ending on 21st June 2001.
Any person who wishes to make representations about the application should do so in writing to the Area Flood Defence and Water Resources Manager, Environment Agency, Upper Trent Area, Sentinel House, Wellington Crescent, Fradley Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 8RR, before the end of the said period.
P. P. Davies, Company Secretary
Severn Trent Water Limited.