Hydro Electric on Rivers

[Leon Roskilly]

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Rivers: Hydroelectric Power

Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Written answers and statements, 12 November 2009

 

 

Richard Benyon (- Shadow Minister, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Newbury, Conservative)

 

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which organisations the Environment Agency has consulted on the provision of hydro power on rivers.

 

Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 12 November 2009, c621W)

 

Huw Irranca-Davies (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Marine and Natural Environment), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Ogmore, Labour)

 

The Environment Agency published Good Practice Guidance for small-scale hydropower schemes in August this year. The British Hydropower Association and fisheries organisations were consulted extensively on its development. The Environment Agency has also established a new forum for stakeholder consultation on hydropower. The first meeting of this group will take place on 18 November 2009. Organisations that have been invited include:

 

Angling Trust

 

APEM Ltd

 

Association of Rivers Trusts

 

Brecon Beacons National Park

 

British Hydropower Association

 

British Waterways

 

Countryside Council for Wales

 

Department of Energy and Climate Change

 

DEFRA

 

Department of Environment, Northern Ireland

 

Derwent Hydropower

 

Ecowave Systems Ltd

 

Entec

 

Fishtek Consulting

 

Hull University

 

Jacobs

 

Lake District National Park

 

Natural England

 

Peak District National Park

 

RSPB

 

Salmon and Trout association

 

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

 

Small Hydropower Company

 

South Somerset District Council

 

South Somerset Hydropower Group

 

South West Rivers Association

 

Southampton University

 

The Scottish Executive

 

Western Energy

 

WWF