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Water management: abstract or impound water
“Water management: abstract or impound water” guidance has been amended, relating to the application of licenses. The original guidance was published by the Environment Agency on 8th May 2014, updated 1st August 2016. Guidance on the application of licenses, relating to “Water management: abstract or impound water”, has had text corrected. This refers to structures used for water abstraction or impoundment (e.g. dams, weirs, lock gates).
The text corrects those structures or actions that will not normally require a license application, including:
- Refurbishing a sluice
- Re-pointing
- Repairs
- Void filling
- Managing vegetation
- De-silting
- Re-positioning
- Replacing elements that do not contribute to phased replacement of the whole structure
- Re-facing
- Skimming/covering
- Blockage removal
- Embankment grouting
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Water management: abstract or impound water, published on gov.uk on 01 August 2016. If you enjoyed this article, you might be interested in these, too: Amendments to Water Quality (UK) Air Emissions Risk Assessment for Environmental Permits (UK)Questions? Our EHS experts are happy to answer them.
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