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Public Notices THE LONDON GAZETTE, 3RD MARCH 1994 3359 Public Notices PARLIAMENTARY NOTICES NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY Notice of application for a licence to abstract water WATER RESOURCES ACT 1991 Take notice that Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig, of Plas Y Ffynnon, Cambrian Way, Brecon, is applying to the National Rivers Proposed Water Protection Zone (River Dee Catchment) Authority for a licence to abstract water from Afon Rheidol between Designation Order National Grid References SN 6004 8030 and 6050 8023 at Notice is hereby given that the National Rivers Authority ("the Glanyrafon. The proposal is to abstract water at the following rates: Authority") has applied to the Secretary of State for the 70 cubic metres per hour, 550 cubic metres per day between May and Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales for an Order September 1994. The water will be used for testing of water retaining under section 93 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and has submitted structures. a draft Order to them for that purpose. A copy of the application and any map, plans or other documents submitted with it may be inspected, free of charge, at all reasonable And notice is hereby further given that: hours at Llanbadarn Post Office, Llanbadarn, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, (a) notice of the application has been published in the issues of the between 2nd March 1994, and 30th March 1994. Liverpool Daily Post, the Wrexham Evening Leader and the Any person who wishes to make representations about the North Wales Weekly News dated 24th February 1994 and in the application should do so in writing to the National Rivers Authority, issue of the Chester Chronicle dated 25th February 1994: Llys Afon, Hawthorn Rise, Haverfordwest, Dyfed SA61 2BQ, (b) the local authorities upon whom copies of that notice are before the end of the said period. required to be served are: J. H. Hewitt, on behalf of Acer Wallace Evans for DCWW Cheshire County Council 25th February 1994. (721) Chester City Council Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council Clwyd County Council NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY Alyn and Deeside District Council Colwyn Borough Council Notice of application for a licence to abstract water Delyn Borough Council Take notice that Diana Childs, of Ox Pastures, Marden, Hereford Glyndwr District Council HR1 3EU, is applying to the National Rivers Authority for a licence Wrexham and Maelor Borough Council to abstract water from the River Lugg between National Grid References SO 3510—2499 and SO 3507—2488. The proposal is to Gwynedd County Council abstract water at the following rates: 45 cubic metres per hour, 455 Meirionnydd District Council cubic metres per day and 18,182 cubic metres per year, between April Shropshire County Council and September each year. The water will be used for spray irrigation. North Shropshire District Council A copy of the application and any map, plans or other documents Oswestry Borough Council submitted with it may be inspected, free of charge, at all reasonable hours at Ox Pastures, Marden, Hereford HR1 3EU, between 3rd (c) A copy of the draft Order and of the map submitted with it March 1994 and 28th March 1994. may be inspected, free of charge, at the Authority's offices at Any person who wishes to make representations about the Shire Hall, Mold, Clwyd and at Rivers House, St. Mellons application should do so in writing to the National Rivers Authority, Business Park, St. Mellons, Cardiff and at the undermentioned Hadnock Road, Monmouth, Gwent NP5 3NQ, before the end of the offices. said period. Dyson Bell Martin. Parliamentary Agents and Solicitors. / P. Price, on behalf of D. Childs 1 Dean Fairer Street, Westminster, 24th February 1994. (722) London SW1HODY. 3rd March 1994. (542) NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY-ANGLIAN REGION Notice of application to vary a licence to abstract water WATER RESOURCES ACT Take notice that Brook Poultry Ltd., of 50 The Brook, Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 2QQ, are applying to the National Rivers Authority to vary licence serial No. 6/33/52/132/14 (incorporating NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY serial No. 6/33/26/265/15) to abstract water from Main Drains adjacent to Ireton's Way in the Parish of Mepal and Long North Notice of application for a licence to abstract water Fen, Short North Fen, South Fen, West Fen, Blockmoor, Take notice that Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Bowley, of Taw Mill, Bedingham Droves and Chain Causeway in the Parish of Sutton, all Wembworthy, Chulmleigh, Devon EX18 7SW, are applying to the in the District of East Cambridgeshire, in the county of National Rivers Authority for a licence to abstract water from the Cambridgeshire. The variation being applied for is to include River Taw at NG Reference SS 6648 0575 at Taw Mill. The proposal additional parcels of land and abstraction points from Main Drains is to extract a maximum of 1.14 cubic metres per hour, 27-28 cubic at Bedingham's Drove and Tubb's Drove, Sutton West Fen, in the Parish of Sutton, in the District of East Cambridgeshire, in the metres per day and 9,956 cubic metres per year. The water will be county of Cambridgeshire. There is to be no change in the period or used for filling a pond. quantities abstracted. A copy of the application and any map, plans or other documents A copy of the application and of any map, plan or other document submitted with it may be inspected, free of charge, at all reasonable submitted with it may be inspected free of charge at 50 The Brook, hours at the above address do Mr. Edwards, between 3rd March Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire, at all reasonable hours during the 1994, and 3rd April 1994. period beginning on 12th March 1994, and ending on 9th April 1994. Any person who wishes to make representations about the Any person who wishes to make representation about the application should do so in writing to the National Rivers Authority, application should do so in writing to the National Rivers Authority, Manley House, Kestrel Way, Exeter EX2 7LQ, before the end of the Anglian Region, Central Area, Bromholme Lane, Brampton, said period. Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE18 8NE, before the end of the said M. J. H. Ford, Landowning Initiatives, Lower Moorhayne period. Farm, Yarcombe, Honiton, Devon EX14 9BE, on behalf of /. C. Smith, for J. C. Smith (Consultants) on behalf of Brook Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Bowley. Poultry Ltd. 25th February 1994. (729) 28th February 1994. (731).
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