The Environment Agency (EA) has published new guidance on how it considers competing proposals to abstract water and what to do if the Environment Agency has said an application is competing with one or more other proposals.
Source: EA.
Water Abstraction Licences: Competing Proposals, New Guidance
by westoncompliance | Nov 17, 2025 | Environment Agency, Onshore, UK, Water
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