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THE LONDON GAZETTE, 9ra MAY 1975 6069 This application is to replace previous Permit No. posed scheme of artificial recharge of the ground-water 28/39/303120 For the same amount of abstraction. in the Lower Lee. Further details of the application are: in the Parish of A copy of the draft licence and of the plans deposited Chertsey, above. with if may be inspected free of charge at the office of the A copy of the application and of any map, plan or Solicitor to the Authority at Brettenham House (Third other document submitted with it may be inspected free Floor), Lancaster Place, London, WC2E 7EN, and at the of charge at Anningsley Park Farm Office at all reasonable office of the Divisional Manager, Lea Division, " The hours during the period beginning on 1st May 1975, and Grange", Crossbrook Street, Waltham Cross, Hertford- ending oh 5th June 1975. shire, EN8 8LX, at all reasonable hours during the period Any person who wishes to make representations about beginning 9th May 1975 and ending on 13th June 1975. the application should do so in writing to the Divisional Any person wishing to make representations about the Manager, Thames Conservancy Division, Thames Water draft licence should do so in writing to the Solicitor to Authority, Nugent House, Vastem Road, Reading, RG1 the Authority at Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, 9DB, before the end of the said period. London, WC2E 7EN, before the end of the said period. E. R. Hayes, on behalf of Mr. W. M. Vernon. After the expiry of the said period the Authority will be entitled to pass a resolution by virtue of which a 28th April 1975. (768) licence authorising the proposals shall be deemed to be granted unless the Secretary of State for the Environment either in consequence of any representations made with NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO VARY A LICENCE respect to the proposals or otherwise, requires an applica- TO ABSTRACT WATER tion for a licence to be made to him. Notice is hereby given that an application is being made R. A. R. Gray, Solicitor to the Thames Water to the Anglian Water Authority, Essex River Division by Authority. A. T. Dunn, of Overbury Hall, Layham, to vary the 2nd May 1975. (547) licence (serial number 8/36/17/3) to abstract water from underground strata at Wyncoll's Farm, Layham, Hadleigh, Suffolk, National Grid Reference TM 015394. The variation applied for is to increase the authorised NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO VARY A LICENCE abstraction from 450,000 gallons per year to 1,200,000 TO ABSTRACT WATER gallons per year for a period of five years. Notice is hereby given that an- application is being made to A copy of the application and of any map, plan or the Thames Water Authority by Hall Aggregates (Thames document submitted with it may be inspected at the offices Valley) Ltd. of R.M.C. House, Lavender Park Road, West of Strutt & Parker, 11 Museum Street, Ipswich, in normal Byfleet, Surrey, to vary the licence (serial number ofnce hours during a period beginning on the 6th May 28139/18/69) to abstract water from Upper Greensand 1975, ending on the 6th June 1975. underground strata at National Grid Reference SU 646905 Any person making representations about the application in Ewelme Parish. should do so in writing to the Clerk of the Anglian Water The variation applied for is: at any time when the flow Authority, Essex River Division, at Rivers House, Spring- of the Ewelme Brook as measured at the Authority Weir field Road, Chelmsford, Essex, before the end of the at National Grid Reference SU 643916 is at a rate less than above period. 31,000 gallons per hour as indicated by the head gauge board reading of 2'5 inches, water shall not be extracted in B. N. Hinton, for Strutt & Parker, on behalf of pursuance of this licence at a rate exceeding 2,000 gallons A. T. Dunn. per hour. 6th May 1975. (723) A copy of the application and of any map, plan or other document submitted with it may be inspected free of charge at Ewelrne Quarry, Ewelme, at all reasonable hours during the period beginning oh 18th May 1975 and ending on NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO 16th June 1975. ABSTRACT WATER Any person who wishes to make representations about the Notice is hereby given that the Thames Water Authority application should do so in writing to the Divisional have prepared a draft licence authorising them to abstract Manager, Thames Conservancy Division, Thames Water 27,500,000 cubic metres of water per year from underground Authority, Nugent House, Vastern Road, Reading, RG1 strata in the Lower Lee between Waltham Abbey and the 8DB, before the end of the said period. Lea Bridge Works of the Metropolitan Water Division of R. A. Fox, on behalf of Hall Aggregates (T.V.) Ltd. the Authority at the following points of abstraction: 2nd May 1975. (821) (Existing Well Stations) (a) At Waltham Abbey Well, Lea Road, Waltham Abbey in the County of Essex TL 375003 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO (6) At Ponders End Well, Ponders End in ABSTRACT WATER the London Borough of Enfield ... TQ 364956 Notice is hereby given that the Thames Water Authority (c) At Lower Hall Lane. Chingford in the have prepared a draft licence authorising them to abstract London Borough of Waltham Forest ... TQ 362924 17,500,000 cubic metres of water per year from under- (d) At Park Wells, Tottenham in the ground strata in the Lower Lea between Waltham Abbey and London Borough of Haringey TQ 350908 the Lea Bridge Works of the Metropolitan Water Division («) At Coppermill Lane, Walthamstow in of the Authority at the following points of abstraction: the London Borough of Waltham Forest TQ 350884 (/) At Lea Bridge Road, Leyton in the London Borough of Waltham Forest ... TQ 360865 (New Boreholes) (1) At King George's Pumping Station, Enfield Lock. The Thames Water Authority have prepared a draft TQ 373978. Order under section 1 of the Water Resources Act 1971 (2) At Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey. TQ 376963. authorising them to inject water into the underground (3) At Chingford South Pumping Station, Lea Valley strata in the Lower Lee as part of a proposed scheme Road, Chingford. TQ 373948. for augmenting the water resources of the Lee Catchment. (4) At Flanders Weir, Chingford. TQ 367932. The abstraction to which this draft licence refers forms (5) At Greaves Pumping Station, Walthamstow Avenue, part of the same scheme. The Authority are making a Chingford. TQ 362918. complementary application for a new licence authorising {6) At Lockwood Reservoir, Blackhorse Lane, Waltham- them to abstract water from seven additional boreholes stow. TQ 355904. which are included in the proposed scheme. The Thames Water Authority's draft Order also (7) At Warwick Reservoir West, Walthamstow. TQ authorises them to discharge water abstracted under the 348878. authority of this draft licence into the River Lee Diversion The Thames Water Authority have prepared a draft for abstraction by the Authority under their existing licences. Order under section 1 of the Water Resources Act 1971, The draft Order, the draft licence to which this notice authorising them to inject water into the underground refers and the application by the Authority for a licence strata in the Lower Lea as part of a proposed scheme for for seven additional boreholes together form the authorities augmenting the water resources of the Lea Catchment. The which are being sought for the carrying out of the pro- abstraction to which this draft licence refers forms part B.
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