The Environment Agency (Holme Styes Reservoir) Drought Order 2022

Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 902

Water Resources, England

The Environment Agency (Holme Styes Reservoir) Drought Order 2022

Made

11th August 2022

Coming into force

15th August 2022

The Environment Agency has made an application for an ordinary drought order under section 73(3)(a) of the Water Resources Act 1991 (“the Act”)(1).

The Secretary of State is satisfied that proper notices of the application have been published and served by the Environment Agency in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Act(2) and no objections to the application have been made.

The Secretary of State is satisfied that, by reason of an exceptional shortage of rain, there exists such a deficiency in the level of water in the Holme Styes Reservoir as to pose a serious threat to flora and fauna which are dependent on those waters, including flora and fauna in the River Ribble into which the reservoir flows.

It appears to the Secretary of State expedient to make the provisions in this Order with a view to meeting this deficiency.

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 73(1) and 74(1)(d) and (5) of, and paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 8 to, the Act(3).

(1)

1991 c. 57. Section 73(3) of the Water Resources Act 1991 (“the Act”) was amended by paragraphs 128 and 139(1) and (3) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) and by S.I. 2013/755.

(2)

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Act was amended by paragraph 128 of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 and paragraph 3(7) of Schedule 11 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) and by S.I. 2010/675 and 2013/755.

(3)

Section 73(1) of the Act was amended by paragraph 139(1) and (2) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 and by S.I. 2013/755. Section 74(1) was amended by S.I. 2010/675 and 2013/755.