The relevant water abstraction licences must be in place before a funding offer can be made.

Use this form for pre-application enquiries for water abstraction licences.

It's a condition of cross compliance to hold and comply with a water abstraction licence for irrigation purposes.

If you have a two-part tariff agreement for your water abstraction licence, expect to receive your second part charge after 30 November.

Before you apply for a new water abstraction licence or to change an existing licence you should:

A water abstraction licence, combined with an effective irrigation system, can be a valuable asset for those growers of crops that can maximise returns from this resource.

If you already have a water abstraction licence and need to change it or transfer some or all of it to someone else, read the guidance on water abstraction.

The Agency manages the use and conservation of water through the issue of water abstraction licences for activities such as drinking water supply, artificial irrigation and hydro-electricity generation.

The Environment Agency enforces farmers' compliance with Nitrate Vulnerable Zones' regulations, water abstraction licences, discharge consents and agricultural waste regulations.

If you hold a water abstraction licence, expect to receive your annual bill (or first part charge if you hold a two-part tariff agreement) for the forthcoming financial year from 31 March.

If you hold a summer water abstraction licence (authorising abstraction wholly within the months of April to October), the Environment Agency will make actual abstraction return forms available to you from 31 October.

Wicken is in the most over abstracted catchment in the UK and as a result of the water abstraction licences already issued there is no surplus water available to allow the Fen to be watered during the summer months.

The water resource law aims at integrated and sustainable water resources management and clarifies the responsibilities of the central government as well as provincial and district governments in terms of water resources management, such as the granting of water abstraction licenses.