Water Abstraction Regulations

It is a criminal offence to abstract water from any source of supply without a licence unless you fall within an exemption.

Water abstraction regulations. The water abstraction register has been launched in accordance with the european union water policy abstractions registration regulations 2018 s i. If you plan to take more than 20 cubic metres a day you. Previously exempt activities has included abstraction for trickle drip irrigation and other forms of horticultural irrigation such as hydroponics and flood irrigation of cultivated land. Water abstraction is the process of taking water directly from surface water such as rivers or from ground water such as boreholes.

The regulations make it an offence to not register an abstraction of water of more than 25 cubic metres per day to knowingly provide false information with regard to a relevant abstraction or to fail to comply with a notice requiring specified information. Water quality salinity and environmental conditions at the water abstraction point need to be carefully examined before considering use of electrical barriers for fish exclusion. These regulations contain transitional provisions relating to the licensing of water abstraction by certain categories of persons in the light of amendments made by the water act 2003 c. Flow altering behavioural barriers comprise devices such as louvres and changes in depth width and direction of flow to produce velocity changes or turbulence.

Water abstraction taking water from a surface source such as a river stream or canal or from an underground source is called abstraction. If you take more than 20 cubic metres 4 400 gallons per day then you need a licence from natural resources wales. Development of a register of water abstractions is a requirement of the water framework directive 2000 60 ec. These regulations contain provisions relating to the licensing of abstraction and impounding of water in england and wales in the light of amendments made by the water act 2003 to the water.

The regulations will affect around 5 000 abstractions known as new authorisations. From 1 january 2018 it will be a requirement to apply for a water resources abstraction licence from the environment agency where more than 20 cubic metres a day is abstracted for a previously exempt activity.