Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018: ​Proposed Standard Conditions for Registration level activities

Closes 24 Nov 2024

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2.2.1. Abstractions: Activity C1

Activity description

The abstraction of water from inland water, where the total daily volume is more than or equal to 10 cubic metres (m3) but is less than or equal to 50 cubic metres (m3).

Standard conditions

  1. There must be a means of demonstrating the total daily volume of water abstracted.
     
  2. The equipment used for the abstraction must be maintained so that it is fully functioning. 
     
  3. Any groundwater abstraction must not have a significant impact on any other groundwater abstraction.
     
  4. Any surface water abstraction and equipment used for the abstraction must not cause harm to fish.

Interpretation of terms

Interpretation of terms
Term Definition
Abstraction

The doing of anything whereby any water is removed or diverted by mechanical means, pipe or any engineering structure or works from any part of the water environment, whether temporarily or permanently, including anything whereby the water is so removed or diverted for the purpose of being transferred to another part of the water environment, and includes—

  1. the construction or extension of any well, borehole, water intake or other work by which water may be abstracted, and
     
  2. the installation or modification of any machinery or apparatus by which additional quantities of water may be abstracted by means of a well, borehole, water intake or other work. 
Inland water
  1. all standing or flowing water on the surface of the land (other than transitional water), and
     
  2. all groundwater,

within the landward limits of coastal water.

Rationale

The standard conditions are similar to those found in existing registration level water authorisations granted under CAR.

 

58. Do you agree with the list of standard conditions for Activity C1?