Nuclear Restoration Services Limited - transfer for abstraction

Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Water Act 2003)

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 that an application has been made to Natural Resources Wales by Nuclear Restoration Services Limited for a licence to abstract water from Unnamed Groundwater Source from French Drain South of Reactor Building at National Grid Reference SH 69115 38092, for the purpose of transferring it to Trawsfynydd Lake at National Grid Reference SH 69383 38127, at the following rates and periods: 9 cubic metres an hour, 200 cubic metres a day and 70,000 cubic metres a year, all year.

The water will be abstracted for the purpose of transferring it between the sources of supply referred to above without intervening use.

You can see the application documents free of charge, from our online public register. Or you can request a copy of the information from us. This may take time to process and there could be a charge.

If you wish to request a copy of the application or comment on it, you must do so in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and Reference Number PAN-031614 to:

Natural Resources Wales
Permitting Service
Welsh Government Offices
Cathays Park
King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ

Or by email to permittingconsultations@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk by 15 July 2026.

For further information please see the consultations section of our website or call our Customer Care Centre on 0300 0653000 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm).