Environment Agency
Details
The charging scheme sets out the Environment Agency charges for activities that require:
- a permit or registered exemption under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
- an abstraction or impounding licence under the Water Resources Act 1991 and Water Act 2003
To work out your application and annual charges you can use the guidance:
- Environmental permits: when and how you are charged
- Water resources licences: when and how you are charged
For water resources licences you can use the information in the water resources mapping tool to see:
- the surface water availability or groundwater status at the location
- whether the abstraction takes water from a supported source
- whether the abstraction point is in a modelling area
Use this information with the tables of charges to calculate your:
- application charge
- annual charge
You can also use the water resources annual charge indicator tool for straightforward licences. You cannot use it for aggregated licences.
If you are applying for an abstraction licence for your hydropower scheme, use Appendix 1: Hydroelectric power water abstraction levels.
Get help
If you have a question about your bill, use the contact details on the back of your invoice.
If you have a question about calculating a charge contact the Environment Agency:
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