Impound (store) water

Services

Water resources licence application forms

Use these forms to apply for a water resources licence.
Water abstraction: transfer an abstraction or impoundment licence

Application form to transfer an abstraction licence or impoundment licence.

Environmental permits and abstraction licences: tables of charges
- Statutory guidance
- 15 May 2026
- Environment Agency
Apply for a water abstraction or impounding licence
- Detailed guide
- 2 March 2026
- Environment Agency
Change, revoke or transfer a water abstraction or impoundment licence
- Detailed guide
- 5 May 2026
- Environment Agency
Water supply asset discharges: consents, permits and risk assessments
- Detailed guide
- 30 March 2026
- Environment Agency
Apply to build a new hydropower scheme
- Detailed guide
- 13 December 2023
- Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Drought declared in parts of Sussex by Environment Agency
- 10 October 2025
- Environment Agency
- Press release
West Country creates sources of water in unlikeliest places聽
- 3 April 2025
- Environment Agency
- News story
National Drought Group meets after record wet October to March
- 18 April 2024
- Environment Agency
- Press release
Environment Secretary statement on Ofwat performance report
- 26 September 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- News story
New plan for cleaner and more plentiful water
- 3 April 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Natural England, and The Water Services Regulation Authority
- Press release

Water resources charge proposals from April 2022
- 1 April 2022
- Environment Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 10 November 2021
Environment Agency charge proposals: Kielder Reservoir and transfer scheme
- 15 April 2020
- Environment Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 25 February 2020
Assessing and scoring environmental permit and licence compliance
- 13 March 2025
- Environment Agency
- Policy paper
Aire and Calder abstraction licensing strategy
- 16 January 2025
- Environment Agency
- Policy paper
Bristol Avon and North Somerset abstraction licensing strategy
- 19 December 2012
- Environment Agency
- Policy paper