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Water abstraction from protected Lake

  • 26-07-2014 7:21pm
    #1
    Harold Weiss
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    There's a business abstracting water from a Lake for industrial purposes.
    The lake itself was designated part of a protected site under an EC policy Natura 2000

    Does Irish law require a business to obtain a license for abstraction of water for industrial purposes?

    If yes, how can I determine a business was granted one?

    The business has ability to abstract 450 litres per second.
    Sometimes the lake capacity is so low, they use a pump to fill a river which would normally take water away naturally.


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  • #2
    BreadnBuddha
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    Harold Weiss wrote: »
    There's a business abstracting water from a Lake for industrial purposes.
    The lake itself was designated part of a protected site under an EC policy Natura 2000

    Does Irish law require a business to obtain a license for abstraction of water for industrial purposes?

    If yes, how can I determine a business was granted one?

    Contact the EPA, Johnstown Castle.

    I suggest you refer to water extraction in your enquiry. I don't think ANYONE will know much about water abstraction.


  • #3
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    You can also use the EPA website to check what sort of licences the businesses hold from them , and is the water extraction mentioned in the environmental impact reports or similar.

    http://www.epa.ie/licensing/#.U9QBnLEnphE
    Harold Weiss wrote: »
    There's a business abstracting water from a Lake for industrial purposes.
    The lake itself was designated part of a protected site under an EC policy Natura 2000

    Does Irish law require a business to obtain a license for abstraction of water for industrial purposes?

    If yes, how can I determine a business was granted one?

    The business has ability to abstract 450 litres per second.
    Sometimes the lake capacity is so low, they use a pump to fill a river which would normally take water away naturally.


  • #4
    DBB
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    BreadnBuddha wrote: »

    I suggest you refer to water extraction in your enquiry. I don't think ANYONE will know much about water abstraction.

    Abstraction is the term used for artificial removal of water from a water body. Extraction is also acceptable, but in my experience of the industry at least, I don't believe I've ever seen or heard it being referred to as anything other than water abstraction.
    Not that the EPA would nitpick over the interchanging of terms if asked to clarify the OP's concerns, but it is perfectly right to refer to the process as water abstraction.


  • #5
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,773 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    The EPA are well aware what water abstraction is so don't worry about them not understanding the term.


  • #6
    loremolis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 944 ✭✭✭loremolis


    If water is being taken from a lake that is an SAC then planning permission is required.
    The NPWS is the correct body not the EPA.


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  • #7
    DBB
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    loremolis wrote: »
    If water is being taken from a lake that is an SAC then planning permission is required.
    The NPWS is the correct body not the EPA.

    The EPA is the licensing authority for industrial intakes and outfalls. I have little doubt that the NPWS would have an opinion on it if from a water body in an SAC, as would Inland Fisheries Ireland (the latter in particular if the lake is being emptied so much that the river from it is running dry), but neither the NPWS nor IFI is responsible for the actual licensing of the abstraction point :)


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