Institute of Quarrying - West of England Branch

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8^th November 2004

The Water Act 2003 - Hugh Lucas, Foster Yeoman

The Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS) - Jon Gilling, Environment Agency

On the 8th November 54 members and guests of the West of England branch attended the seventh technical evening of the year held at the Mendip House Hotel, Frome.

Hugh Lucas started by giving us the background into current legislation, which had derived from previous Acts;

The introduction of the Water Act 2003 has changed the focus in the following ways that require a different approach;

The issues for the quarry industry were outlined as;

With this information in mind Jon Gilling from the Environment Agency took the floor to explain the principles of Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies (CAMS). The objectives are to apply a consistent approach and make information more openly available to the public. The model aims to create sustainable development and is designed as a tool for dealing with new license applications.

There are 4 key stages;
1. Resource assessment;
River Flow levels( at worst case scenario) PLUS Additional Discharge
LESS Environmental Needs LESS Abstractions.
From this a Status will be determined as; 1) water available, 2) no water, 3) over licensed, or 4) over abstracted will be ascertained.
2. Sustainability appraisal,
Which considers environment, economic, society and resource usage.
3. This information is then used in a consultation stage
4. Finally a CAM Strategy will be produced.

Following the presentation P.Restorick expressed our concerns as an industry that we need to be involved very much in consultation in developing our existing arrangements to fit into the CAMS and new legislative requirements, and also to be given fair opportunity to have an input in working together with the EA. A vote of thanks was then duly given.

A.Shakeshaft - Branch committee member