The Environment Agency is inviting comments on a proposal to abstract water from the Manchester Ship Canal to support a proposed power station at Trafford.
Wainstones Energy Limited has applied to the Environment Agency for a full licence to abstract water from Manchester Ship Canal at Carrington, National Grid Reference SJ 72595 93296.
The application is to abstract water as follows:
- 1,876 cubic metres an hour
- 44,968 cubic metres a day
- 12,176,881 cubic metres a year
If granted, abstraction will be authorised throughout the whole year.
The water will be used for evaporative cooling and demineralisation for the production of energy. The application is to support a proposed power station at Carrington, Trafford.
The Environment Agency is giving notice of the application in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006.
The application and supporting documents, can be viewed during normal office hours at the Environment Agency office at Richard Fairclough House in Knutsford Road, Warrington.
Representations about the application should be sent by 21st April to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/021976 to the Environment Agency at:
Permitting and Support Centre
Water Resources Team
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Parkway Business Park
Sheffield
S9 4WF
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