NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT FOR DISCHARGES OF STORM SEWAGE AND SEWAGE IN AN EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENT AGENCY WATER RESOURCES ACT 1991 (AS AMENDED BY THE ENVIRONMENT ACT 1995) TO: Severn Trent Water Ltd (“Consent Holder”) c/o Manager of Quality and Environment 2297 Coventry Road Sheldon Birmingham B26 3PU WHEREAS Severn Trent Water Limited applied for, or is deemed by virtue of Paragraph 25(2) (a) of Schedule 26 to the Water Act 1989 to have applied for, consents to discharge storm sewage and sewage in an emergency as listed in the attached Schedule 2 to this Notice; AND WHEREAS the Secretary of State directed the National Rivers Authority to grant temporary consents for the discharges applied for until it had determined the applications; AND WHEREAS at the date of this Notice none of the discharges on the attached Schedule 2 to this Notice has been identified as being unsatisfactory as defined in Government Guidance to accompany Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (England and Wales) 1994: NOW THEREFORE NOTICE IS GIVEN to Severn Trent Water Limited that in accordance with its duty to determine applications for consents under paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 to the Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended) the Environment Agency hereby determines the applications for the discharges listed in the attached Schedule 2 and grants consent for the discharges, subject to the conditions in the attached Schedule 1. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 10 of the Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended), no notice shall be served by the Environment Agency altering the effect of this notice without the agreement of the Consent Holder during a period of 4 years from the date this Notice is issued. This Notice is served and takes effect on the 14th day of April 2009 Signed …………………………………… National Permitting Team Leader Permitting Support Centre, PO Box 4209, Sheffield, S9 9BS Customer services line: 08708 506 506 Email: [email protected] www.environment-agency.gov.uk Schedule 1 Condition 1 Nature of Discharge from Combined Sewer Overflow or Storm Tank 1.1 A discharge from a Combined Sewer Overflow (‘CSO’) or a sewage works storm tank shall consist solely of storm sewage effluent resulting from rainfall runoff or snowmelt into the sewerage system. Condition 2 Restrictions on Discharges from Combined Sewer Overflow or Storm Tank 2.1 The discharge from a Combined Sewer Overflow (‘CSO’) or a sewage works storm tank shall not: (i) cause significant visual or aesthetic impact due to solids or fungus; (ii) cause or make a significant contribution to a deterioration in river chemical or biological class or cause other adverse environmental impact; (iii) cause or make a significant contribution to a failure to comply with Bathing Water Quality Standards for identified bathing waters; (iv) operate in dry weather conditions; or (v) cause a breach of water quality standards (EQS) and/or other EC Directives’ requirements. Condition 3 Maintenance of Combined Sewer Overflow or Storm Tank 3.1 The overflow, and any screening system, of a Combined Sewer Overflow (‘CSO’) or a sewage works storm tank shall be maintained in an effective and efficient operational condition. 3.2 Where an alarm or telemetry system has been provided it shall be maintained in working order to provide warning of screen failure or operation of the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) or sewage works storm tank Page 2 of 4 3.3 Where equipment for the separation of solids to the standards set out in the Government Guidance Note of July 1997 on Implementation of the Urban Waste Water Treatment ( England and Wales) Regulations 1994 is not provided and the Discharge from a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) or a sewage works storm tank results in unsatisfactory solid matter being visible in the receiving waters or on the banks of the receiving waters, beach, or shoreline, in the vicinity of the outfall, the Consent Holder shall take all reasonable steps to collect and remove such matter as soon as reasonably practicable after the discharge has been reported Condition 4 Discharges from Emergency Overflows 4.1 Nature (a) The Discharge from a Pumping Station Emergency Overflow (‘PSEO’) shall only occur in an emergency when the sewage pumping station is inoperative as a result of one or more of the following: (i) electrical power failure or electronic control failure not due to the act or default of the Consent Holder, its agents, representatives, officers, employees or servants; (ii) mechanical breakdown of duty and standby pumps; (iii) rising main failure; (iv) blockage of the downstream sewer not due to the act or default of the Consent Holder, its agents, representatives, officers, employees or servants; and it is not reasonably practicable to dispose of the sewage otherwise. (b) There shall be no undue delay on the part of the Consent Holder in remedying any such failure or breakdown as set out in 4.1(a) above, and any storage provided for use in an emergency shall be fully utilised before a discharge occurs. 4.2. Telemetry A 24 hour response telemetry alarm system shall be provided and maintained to give notification of failure or breakdown of the pumping station. 4.3. Standby Where a standby pump or a standby generator is provided it shall be maintained in working order. 4.4. Pumping Station failure rectification Where a pumping station emergency overflow takes place, the Consent Holder shall notify the Environment Agency forthwith, or if that is not possible as soon as reasonably practicable, and any failure of the pumping station shall be rectified as soon as reasonably practicable. Page 3 of 4 4.5 Clean up Where equipment for the separation of solids to the standards set out in the Government Guidance Note of July 1997 on Implementation of the Urban Waste Water Treatment ( England and Wales) Regulations 1994 is not provided, and the discharge from a Pumping Station Emergency Overflow results in unsatisfactory solid matter being visible in the receiving waters or on the banks of the receiving waters, beach, or shoreline, in the vicinity of the outfall, the Consent Holder shall take all reasonable steps to collect and remove such matter as soon as reasonably practicable after the discharge has been reported. Page 4 of 4 Schedule 2 Consent NATIONAL GRID SITE NAME RECEIVING WATERCOURSE Number REFERENCE TSC7 12 WELLS CLOSE, MAN.WOODHOUSE SK54656403 LEAS BROOK TSC14 17 BLABY RD, ENDERBY SP5379099340 TRIB. R SOAR TSC20 33 LORDONS HILL, DINNINGTON SK53138612 SW SEWER TSC22 39 SILVER COURT GARDENS, BHILLS SK0487005020 FORD BROOK TSC30 50 ROSEBANK RD, COUNTESTHORPE SP53892957 COUNTESTHORPE B TSC54 ADDERLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM SP0944087770 RIVER REA TSC67 ADJACENT PUMPING STATION SJ55103352 LOCAL DITCH TSC84 ALFERTON RD, SUTTON SK48775824 RIVER IDLE TSC110 ARMITAGE PUMPING STATION SITE SK00851618 LONGDON BROOK TSC113 ASFORDBY RD, MELTON SK747194 R EYE/WREAKE TSC123 ASTON CANTLOW SPS SP13605980 LOCAL DITCH TSC140 BAGTHORPE SK46265164 BAGTHORPE BROOK TSC161 BARRY DRIVE, K.MUXLOW SK523044 ROTHLEY BROOK TSC165 BASLOW W.R.W. 6X O/F SK25347184 RIVER DERWENT TSC191 BECKS ROAD SJ48441252 RIVER SEVERN TSC192 BEDWORTH SP36508750 TRIB OF WEM BROOK TSC201 BENNERLY FIELDS, ILKESTON SK47034404 RIVER EREWASH TSC223 BILSTON ROAD SO93259753 TAME VIA CULV. TSC228 BIRKELEY ST SE91911221 BOTTESFORD BECK TSC240 BLACK COUNTRY TRUNK-SALTLEY SO95239936 WADDENS BROOK TSC244 BLACKWELL RD, H'WAITE SK46005885 TRIB OF NUNN BR TSC247 BLOWERS GREEN ROAD SO93828919 DUDLEY CANAL TSC250 BODMIN RISE SP03419716 LAKE @ LAKE AVE TSC255 BOOTHEN OLD ROAD 2 SJ87684375 RIVER TRENT TSC257 BORDSLEY GREEN ROAD SP09618882 RIVER REA TSC258 BORNEO STREET SP02029980 FORD BROOK TSC261 BOSWELL LANE SO93038541 RIVER STOUR TSC269 BOXTON ROAD SK19876945 RIVER WYE FORD BROOK (TRIB OF TSC272 BRACE STREET SP0118097780 RIVER TAME) TSC277 BRADFORD STREET SP07708627 RIVER REA TSC291 BRERETON PARK SK05341690 LOCAL DITCH TSC297 BRIDGE PIECE SP02837890 RIVER REA TSC313 BRIGG RD SE91911221 BOTTESFORD BECK TSC314 BRIGG RD (ST JOHN'S CHURCH) SE91911221 BOTTESFORD BECK TSC316 BRINDLEY ROAD SO82737686 RIVER STOUR TSC317 BRINDLEY ROAD SP52907500 CLIFTON BROOK TSC327 BROMFORD IRON & STEEL SO99419014 RIVER TAME TSC335 BROOK LANE SK39904947 TRIB OF M.HAMBR TSC337 BROOK ST/WEST END, SUTTON SK49185869 RIVER IDLE TSC339 BROOK STREET SO87549014 HOLBEACHE BROOK TSC343 BROOK STREET, CHILDSWICKHAM, WORCES SP07353865 BADSEY BROOK TSC349 BROOKS HILL HOUSING SK621100 LOCAL DITCH TSC350 BROOKS HILL HOUSING SK625002 LOCAL DITCH TSC351 BROOKS HILL HOUSING SK620999 LOCAL DITCH TSC352 BROOKS HILL HOUSING SK629002 LOCAL DITCH TSC353 BROOK LN, WHITWICK SK42661625 RED HILL BROOK TSC360 BROWNHILLS ROAD SK02190761 GAINS BROOK TSC361 BRYANS LANE SK04691818 RISING BROOK TSC376 BURRINGHAM RD SE87140878 BEAUCHAMPS WPG TSC381 BUS SHELTER, CROMFORD SK29555705 RIVER DERWENT TSC385 BUTCHERS LN, SEAGRAVE SK62231725 SILEBY BROOK TSC387 BY HOCKLEY BRK & FAZELEY SP09539003 HOCKLEY BROOK TSC388 BY S.T.W. SN96499644 R. CARNO TSC389 BY S.T.W. SJ09002468 R. TANAT TSC391 CABLE CAR BRIDGE SK29665861 RIVER DERWENT TSC393 CALVERLY SO79359378 DANFORD BROOK TSC395 CAMP HILL SP36209240 RIVER ANKER TSC399 CANNOCK ROAD SJ99441073 RIDING BROOK TSC400 CANNOCK ROAD SJ99441190 LOCAL DITCH TSC402 CAPE HILL SP03548775 BOUNDARY BROOK TSC409 CARLINGFORD RD, HUCKNALL SK53634972 TRIB.BARKER LAN TSC413 CARSINGTON PUMPING STATION SK2535853037 CARSINGTON RES TSC424 CATHERTON SO66607590 ROWLEY BROOK TSC428 CAYNHAM SO54987297 LEDWYCHE BROOK TSC432 CENTRAL JUNCTION SJ99441073 RIDING