Melbreak Renewable Energy C.I.C. has applied for Licenses to Abstract Water

Environment Agency Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Water Act 2003) Notice of application for a full licence to abstract (take) water and for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of an inland water using impounding works Melbreak Renewable Energy C.I.C has applied to the Environment Agency for 2 licences.

The Environment Agency is giving notice of these applications, in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006. The first application is for a full licence to abstract (take) water from Mill Beck at Buttermere at National Grid Reference (NGR) NY 17865 17345. The application is to abstract water as follows:
* 720 cubic metres an hour ? 17,280 cubic metres a day

* 6,324,480 cubic metres a year ? At an instantaneous rate of 200 litres per second.

The water will be used for hydropower generation. Melbreak Renewable Energy C.I.C has also applied to the Environment Agency for a licence to obstruct or impede the flow of Mill Beck, also at NGR NY 17865 17345. By means of a new weir, water will be impounded to facilitate the abstraction of water to the hydropower scheme via a pipeline. All water will be returned to Mill Beck at NGR NY 17517 17006.

Please contact us via e-mail or use the number below to arrange to see the application documents.

You can view the applications and supporting documents online at:

melbreak-renewable-energy-c-i-c-30959 Send any representations by email, quoting the name of the applicant and reference number NPS/WR/030959 to the Environment Agency, at: PSC-WaterResources@

by 22nd December 2022.

For advice about how to make a representation call 03708 506 506.