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Haigh Clough

High head hydroelectric proposal

In August, 2011, Ellergreen Hydro, Kendal, Cumbria, proposed a 900kW high head hydroelectric scheme for Scandale Beck. ^[1]

Anglers Trust has raised strong objections to the proposal. ^[2]

WADAA, SCRT and FSCCA

References

^ Ellergreen Hydro (August 2011). "Scandale Beck - 900kW, Cumbria". Ellergreen Hydro web site. Ellergreen Hydro. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19. 900kW high head scheme, the largest in the Lake District Site: Logan Gill Consenting timeline: August 2011– on going Construction timeline: n/a Commissioning date: n/a Location: Lake District Turbine: Gilkes Pelton Generator: tbc Intake type: Coanda Gross head: 200m Catchment area: 4.8km2 Max turbine flow: 600lps Max output: 900kW Pipeline length: 2100m
^ Birkinshaw, Niel (11 October 2011). "Scandal on Scandale Beck". Anglers Trust - North West Blog. Anglers Trust - North West. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18. Developers have applied to the EA for permission to abstract water in connection with a high head hydro scheme. Scandale Beck is an important nursery for wild brown trout and salmon also spawn in the lower reaches. This small spate stream is already subject to highly variable flows and naturally experiences prolonged periods of low flow. The scheme would further deplete the water flow over some 3km of beck, much of it through a pristine gorge of falls and deep pools. The potential exists to impact upon the population dynamics of brown trout throughout the whole stream let alone the overall ecological impact upon the depleted section. WADAA, SCRT and FSCCA have raised strong objections to the scheme highlighting these concerns and arguing that existing survey data is completely inadequate to allow any realistic impact assessment to be made. We now wait for decisions from the EA and the LDNPA Planners.

[1] Ellergreen Hydro (August 2011). "Scandale Beck - 900kW, Cumbria". Ellergreen Hydro web site. Ellergreen Hydro. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19. 900kW high head scheme, the largest in the Lake District Site: Logan Gill Consenting timeline: August 2011– on going Construction timeline: n/a Commissioning date: n/a Location: Lake District Turbine: Gilkes Pelton Generator: tbc Intake type: Coanda Gross head: 200m Catchment area: 4.8km2 Max turbine flow: 600lps Max output: 900kW Pipeline length: 2100m

[2] Birkinshaw, Niel (11 October 2011). "Scandal on Scandale Beck". Anglers Trust - North West Blog. Anglers Trust - North West. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18. Developers have applied to the EA for permission to abstract water in connection with a high head hydro scheme. Scandale Beck is an important nursery for wild brown trout and salmon also spawn in the lower reaches. This small spate stream is already subject to highly variable flows and naturally experiences prolonged periods of low flow. The scheme would further deplete the water flow over some 3km of beck, much of it through a pristine gorge of falls and deep pools. The potential exists to impact upon the population dynamics of brown trout throughout the whole stream let alone the overall ecological impact upon the depleted section. WADAA, SCRT and FSCCA have raised strong objections to the scheme highlighting these concerns and arguing that existing survey data is completely inadequate to allow any realistic impact assessment to be made. We now wait for decisions from the EA and the LDNPA Planners.

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