Environment Agency
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
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.
General enquiries
National Customer Contact Centre
PO Box 544
Rotherham
S60 1BY
Email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
Telephone 03708 506 506
Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm GMT) +44 (0) 114 282 5312
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.