Water Bottling Abstraction Licences in England 2024 (Freedom of Information Request)

Source: Environment Agency data-sheets 2024, cross referenced and background information on companies added by Grace Livingstone. Data compiled for licences over 60,000 cubic metres. Some abstraction licences allow for multiple purposes, eg water for public supply and water bottling.

Licence No.	Max Annual Quantity (m3)	Max Daily Quantity (m3)	Purpose/Point Descriptor	Company Name	Location
5/31/14/*G/0079	8,030,000	25000	Public Supply + water bottling	Anglian Water	Lincolnshire
03/28/07/0097	5,117,300	19190	Public Supply + Water bottling	South Staffordshire Water PLC	South Staffs
13/44/043/G/101	1,678,000	9620	Aquaculture + water bottling	The Water Cress Company	Dorset

9/40/01/0078/GR	1,596,505	4567	Water Bottling (soft drinks)	Coca Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Ltd	Sidcup, Kent
2776012044/R02	1,500,000	6500	Water Bottling	Roxane UK Ltd (owned by Sources Alma)	Armathwaite Cumbria
6/33/28/*G/0051	802,369	2750	Public Supply	South Staffordshire Water PLC	South Staffs
MD/028/0034/002	700,000	3120	Water Bottling	Meg Derby Ltd (owned by Schwarz)	Dove Valley, Derbyshire
2/27/15/360/R01	700,000	1927	Water Bottling	Yorkshire Spring Mineral Water Co. (previously Keighley Abattoir Ltd)	Keighley, Yorkshire
2/27/11/167	500,000	1440	Water Bottling	Penmoor UK Ltd (previously known as Shepley)	Yorkshire
13/43/031/S/014	495,068	1800.21	Farming + water bottling	Hoare	Wiltshire
2/27/10/069	454,600	1818	Textiles and Leather + water bottling	Park Valley	Huddersfield
NE/027/0022/049	399,000	1094	Water bottling (soft drinks and waters)	Tanfield Springs Ltd	North Yorkshire
NE/027/0021/016	394,200	1080	Water Bottling	Harrogate Spring Waters (owned by Danone)	Yorkshire
9/40/04/0022/GR	336,404	909.2	Aquaculture + water bottling	Stephen & Ivan Dumbrell T/A Wingham Well Produce	Kent
1/22/05/026	297,000.00	1,100.00	Water Bottling	Waters and Robson (acquired by Coca Cola)	Northumbria
03/28/39/0111/R01	273,750	750	Water Bottling	Nestle Waters	Buxton, Derbyshire
MD/054/0009/046	231,038	1767	Water Bottling + farming	Orme	Shropshire
03/28/39/0011	216,450	850	Transfer between sources/ Remedial Wetland support	Nestle Waters	Derbyshire
MD/028/0015/002/R01	209,100	1250	Water bottling (water coolers)	Cullingan UK (owned by Waterlogic/Castik Capital)	Warwickshire
2/26/31/330	180,000	720	Water bottling	J Marr Ltd	East Riding, Yorkshire
03/28/39/0026/1/R01	175,200	480	Water Bottling	Nestle Waters	Buxton, Derbyshire
1/24/05/050	135,000	540	Water Bottling (soft drinks)	Clearly Drinks Ltd	Sunderland
03/28/39/0079/1/R01	125,200	480	Water Bottling	Nestle Waters	Buxton, Derbyshire
WA/055/0021/005	106,425	293	Water Bottling (soft drinks)	Lucozade Ribena SuntoryLtd	Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
16/52/010/G/041	100,000	455	Water bottling (plant based drinks)	Frampton Holdings Ltd	Somerset
2/27/11/030	96,000	263	Water Bottling	Penmoor UK Ltd (previously known as Shepley)	Yorkshire
SO/040/0014/006	91,250	250	Water Bottling (soft drinks)	CBM Water Ltd (Kingsdown drinks)	Dover, Kent
MD/054/0002/021/R02	82,363	423	Water Bottling	Montgomery Waters Limited	Shropshire
1/22/05/074/R01	80,000.00	400	Water Bottling	Waters and Robson (acquired by Coca Cola)	Northumbria
NE/027/0021/012/R01	70,000	335	Washing/General process	Harrogate Spring Waters (Danone)	Harrogate, Yorkshire
SW/043/0022/004	68,986	240	Water Bottling	Penning Power & Water Limited	Berwick, Wiltshire
MD/028/0057/009	67,000	184	Water Bottling	Beeby	Swithland, Leicestershire
MD/054/0009/052	60,833	232	Water Bottling	Radnor Hills Mineral Water Company Limited	Knighton, Herefordshire
13/44/003/S/106	54,750	150			Swanage, Dorset
11/42/28.2/49	54,553	227.3
03/28/11/0134	54,545	460
2776012028/R01	54,021	148
SO/042/0033/010	52,723	192
6/33/06/*G/0043	51,939	142
2/27/24/248	45,460	272.76
27/169/R01	45,000	140
SW/050/0007/019	42,672	201
5/32/11/*G/0093	42,000	140
SW/054/0008/0004	41,064	147
TH/039/0044/022	40,000	200
28/39/01/0090	36,500	100
2673719007/R01	35,000	384
2569028024R01	34,000	110
19/55/17/0458	33,306	91
18/54/22/0184/R02	32,850	90
8/37/31/*S/0202	31,800	226
18/54/05/0154	30,550	436
NE/026/0032/039	30,000	150
NE/027/0005/031	30,000	100
28/39/19/0231/R01	29,657	97.5
TH/038/0006/001/R01	28,000	194.4
17/055	27,375	75
16/52/007/G/015	27,270	91
18/54/09/0407	27,000	636
2569002146	25,458	75.718
2/27/21/356/R01	25,000	269
7/35/08/*G/0149	24,900	150
18/54/09/0123	22,730	91
2/27/22/117	22,730	345.5
2/27/09/186/R01	22,000	60
13/43/028/G/135	21,900	60
MD/054/0008/045	21,587	60
18/54/05/0195	21,500	1100
04/071/R01	21,350	70
8/36/16/*G/0043	20,430	182
17/53/014/G/065	19,908	54.4
19/55/12/0784	19,250	54
13/43/028/G/038	18,200	50
9/40/01/0218	18,184	455
15/49/281/G/143	17,500	53
13/44/003/G/110/R01	17,220	62
13/43/034/G/289	16,425	45
18/54/04/0738	15,000	55
16/52/009/S/125	15,000	50
10/41/424404	14,639	40
14/45/000/0838	14,337	39.28
28/39/12/0216/R01	14,000	80
28/39/28/0462	13,747	57
12/101/1/G/35	11,983	32.7
2568002203	11,365	45.46
2/27/14/090/R01	11,200	56
SW/047/0012/003	11,140	36
19/55/15/0469	10,950	30
19/55/17/0461	10,229	27.28
7/34/11/*G/0462	10,000	200
04/067	10,000	40
28/031	10,000	30
16/52/012/G/125	10,000	27
17/53/011/G/107	10,000	30
17/53/001/G/446	9,782	26.8
03/28/36/0134	9,125	25
16/52/007/S/146	9,000	30
14/46/003/0888	8,985	29.3
14/46/004/0669	8,461	23.18
2/27/22/323	8,395	23
2/27/25/124	8,319	22.74
1/25/05/001/1	7,500	40
SW/052/0009/010	7,500	30
6/33/44/*G/0311/R03	7,000	120
2569020020	6,955	236.392
SW/053/0012/009	6,950	30
NE/026/0032/040	6,825	27.3
14/51/009/0093	5,200	45
18/54/02/0586	2,000	55
13/43/022/S/058	1,073	66
11/42/18.17.9/599	600	45

Licence No.	Max Annual Quantity (m3)	Max Daily Quantity (m3)	Purpose	Company Name	Location
5/31/14/*G/0079	8,030,000	25000	Public Supply + water bottling	Anglian Water	Lincolnshire
03/28/07/0097	5,117,300	19190	Public Supply + Water bottling	South Staffordshire Water PLC	South Staffs
13/44/043/G/101	1,678,000	9620	Aquaculture + water bottling	The Water Cress Company	Dorset

9/40/01/0078/GR	1,596,505	4567	Water Bottling (soft drinks)	Coca Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Ltd	Sidcup, Kent
2776012044/R02	1,500,000	6500	Water Bottling	Roxane UK Ltd (owned by Sources Alma)	Armathwaite, Cumbria
6/33/28/*G/0051	802,369	2750	Public Supply	South Staffordshire Water PLC	South Staffs
MD/028/0034/002	700,000	3120	Water Bottling	Meg Derby Ltd (owned by Schwarz)	Dove Valley, Derbyshire
2/27/15/360/R01	700,000	1927	Water Bottling	Yorkshire Spring Mineral Water Co. (previously Keighley Abattoir Ltd)	Keighley, Yorkshire
2/27/11/167	500,000	1440	Water Bottling	Penmoor UK Ltd (previously known as Shepley)	Yorkshire
13/43/031/S/014	495,068	1800.21	Farming + water bottling	Hoare	Wiltshire
2/27/10/069	454,600	1818	Textiles and Leather + water bottling	Park Valley	Huddersfield
NE/027/0022/049	399,000	1094	Water bottling (soft drinks and waters)	Tanfield Springs Ltd	North Yorkshire
NE/027/0021/016	394,200	1080	Water Bottling	Harrogate Spring Waters (owned by Danone)	Yorkshire
9/40/04/0022/GR	336,404	909.2	Aquaculture + water bottling	Stephen & Ivan Dumbrell T/A Wingham Well Produce	Kent
1/22/05/026	297,000.00	1,100.00	Water Bottling	Waters and Robson (acquired by Coca Cola)	Northumbria
03/28/39/0111/R01	273,750	750	Water Bottling	Nestle Waters	Buxton, Derbyshire
MD/054/0009/046	231,038	1767	Farming + water bottling	Orme	Shropshire
03/28/39/0011	216,450	850	Transfer between sources/Remedial Wetland support	Nestle Waters	Derbyshire
MD/028/0015/002/R01	209,100	1250	Water bottling (water coolers)	Cullingan UK (owned by Waterlogic/Castik Capital)	Warwickshire
2/26/31/330	180,000	720	Water bottling	J Marr Ltd	East Riding, Yorkshire
03/28/39/0026/1/R01	175,200	480	Water Bottling	Nestle Waters	Buxton, Derbyshire
1/24/05/050	135,000	540	Water Bottling (soft drinks)	Clearly Drinks Ltd	Sunderland
03/28/39/0079/1/R01	125,200	480	Water Bottling	Nestle Waters	Buxton, Derbyshire
WA/055/0021/005	106,425	293	Water Bottling (soft drinks)	Lucozade Ribena SuntoryLtd	Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
16/52/010/G/041	100,000	455	Water bottling (plant based drinks)	Frampton Holdings Ltd	Somerset
2/27/11/030	96,000	263	Water Bottling	Penmoor UK Ltd (previously known as Shepley)	Yorkshire
SO/040/0014/006	91,250	250	Water Bottling (soft drinks)	CBM Water Ltd (Kingsdown drinks)	Dover, Kent
MD/054/0002/021/R02	82,363	423	Water Bottling	Montgomery Waters Limited	Shropshire
1/22/05/074/R01	80,000.00	400	Water Bottling	Waters and Robson (acquired by Coca Cola)	Northumbria
NE/027/0021/012/R01	70,000	335	Washing/General process	Harrogate Spring Waters (Danone)	Harrogate, Yorkshire
SW/043/0022/004	68,986	240	Water Bottling	Penning Power & Water Limited	Berwick, Wiltshire
MD/028/0057/009	67,000	184	Water Bottling	Beeby	Swithland, Leicestershire
MD/054/0009/052	60,833	232	Water Bottling	Radnor Hills Mineral Water Company Limited	Knighton, Herefordshire
13/44/003/S/106	54,750	150			Swanage, Dorset
11/42/28.2/49	54,553	227.3
03/28/11/0134	54,545	460
2776012028/R01	54,021	148
SO/042/0033/010	52,723	192
6/33/06/*G/0043	51,939	142
2/27/24/248	45,460	272.76
27/169/R01	45,000	140
SW/050/0007/019	42,672	201
5/32/11/*G/0093	42,000	140
SW/054/0008/0004	41,064	147
TH/039/0044/022	40,000	200
28/39/01/0090	36,500	100
2673719007/R01	35,000	384
2569028024R01	34,000	110
19/55/17/0458	33,306	91
18/54/22/0184/R02	32,850	90
8/37/31/*S/0202	31,800	226
18/54/05/0154	30,550	436
NE/026/0032/039	30,000	150
NE/027/0005/031	30,000	100
28/39/19/0231/R01	29,657	97.5
TH/038/0006/001/R01	28,000	194.4
17/055	27,375	75
16/52/007/G/015	27,270	91
18/54/09/0407	27,000	636
2569002146	25,458	75.718
2/27/21/356/R01	25,000	269
7/35/08/*G/0149	24,900	150
18/54/09/0123	22,730	91
2/27/22/117	22,730	345.5
2/27/09/186/R01	22,000	60
13/43/028/G/135	21,900	60
MD/054/0008/045	21,587	60
18/54/05/0195	21,500	1100
04/071/R01	21,350	70
8/36/16/*G/0043	20,430	182
17/53/014/G/065	19,908	54.4
19/55/12/0784	19,250	54
13/43/028/G/038	18,200	50
9/40/01/0218	18,184	455
15/49/281/G/143	17,500	53
13/44/003/G/110/R01	17,220	62
13/43/034/G/289	16,425	45
18/54/04/0738	15,000	55
16/52/009/S/125	15,000	50
10/41/424404	14,639	40
14/45/000/0838	14,337	39.28
28/39/12/0216/R01	14,000	80
28/39/28/0462	13,747	57
12/101/1/G/35	11,983	32.7
2568002203	11,365	45.46
2/27/14/090/R01	11,200	56
SW/047/0012/003	11,140	36
19/55/15/0469	10,950	30
19/55/17/0461	10,229	27.28
7/34/11/*G/0462	10,000	200
04/067	10,000	40
28/031	10,000	30
16/52/012/G/125	10,000	27
17/53/011/G/107	10,000	30
17/53/001/G/446	9,782	26.8
03/28/36/0134	9,125	25
16/52/007/S/146	9,000	30
14/46/003/0888	8,985	29.3
14/46/004/0669	8,461	23.18
2/27/22/323	8,395	23
2/27/25/124	8,319	22.74
1/25/05/001/1	7,500	40
SW/052/0009/010	7,500	30
6/33/44/*G/0311/R03	7,000	120
2569020020	6,955	236.392
SW/053/0012/009	6,950	30
NE/026/0032/040	6,825	27.3
14/51/009/0093	5,200	45
18/54/02/0586	2,000	55
13/43/022/S/058	1,073	66
11/42/18.17.9/599	600	45

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