FOI release

Private Water Supplies

Case reference EIR2026/01487

Received 26 June 2026

Published 3 July 2026

Request

I’m currently working to update information on a number of retail fuel station sites as part of their responsible property and asset environmental management activities.

As part of the updates, we need to determine whether there are any of the following within the specified search radius of the site(s) listed in Table 1 (below):

• Private Drinking Water Supplies

o Groundwater and surface water applications

o Search radius: Within 1 km from the site(s) listed in Table 1

• Strategic Drinking Water Wells

o Abstracting over 20,000 litres of groundwater per day (20 m3/d) for drinking applications

o Search radius: Within 300 m from the site(s) listed in Table 1

o If there are none within 300 m from the site(s), then please provide details of the closest well (within 1 km of the site(s))

o Additional information required (if available):

 Owner;

 Extraction rate, or number of households supplied;

 Method for determining extraction rate;

 Use of the water;

 Photographs of identified strategic wells;

 Well construction details; and

 Depth of water table / aquifer horizon.

• Private Domestic Water Supplies

o Groundwater and surface water applications

o Search radius: Within 100 m from the site(s) listed in Table 1

o If there are none within 100 m from the site(s), then please provide details of the closest well (within 1 km of the site(s))

• Other Groundwater Wells

o Where groundwater is intended or used for purposes other than drinking and/or domestic applications

o Search radius: Within 100 m from the site(s) listed in Table 1

o If there are none within 100 m from the site(s), then please provide details of the closest well (within 1 km of the site(s))

• Other Surface Water Supplies

o Where surface water is intended or used for recreational purposes, or industrial / agriculture / fishing

o Search radius: Within 100 m from the site(s) listed in Table 1

o If there are none within 100 m from the site(s), then please provide details of the closest application (within 1 km of the site(s))

Please could you also provide the co-ordinates of the water supply (groundwater well / surface water abstraction), and/or the distance and direction from the site(s) listed in Table 1.

Table 1: Retail Fuel Station Sites

Site

Address

Shell Northside

A49 Hope Under Dinmore, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0PJ


I would be grateful if you could review the list and let us know of any information you hold.

Response

I’m currently working to update information on a number of retail fuel station sites as part of their responsible property and asset environmental management activities.

As part of the updates, we need to determine whether there are any of the following within the specified search radius of the site(s) listed in Table 1 (below):
 
•         Private Drinking Water Supplies
        o Groundwater and surface water applications
        o Search radius: Within 1 km from the site(s) listed in Table 1
 
•         Strategic Drinking Water Wells
        o Abstracting over 20,000 litres of groundwater per day (20 m3/d) for drinking applications
        o Search radius: Within 300 m from the site(s) listed in Table 1
        o If there are none within 300 m from the site(s), then please provide details of the closest well (within 1 km of the site(s))
        o Additional information required (if available):
                   Owner;
                   Extraction rate, or number of households supplied;
                   Method for determining extraction rate;
                   Use of the water;
                   Photographs of identified strategic wells;
                   Well construction details; and
                   Depth of water table / aquifer horizon.
 
•         Private Domestic Water Supplies
        o Groundwater and surface water applications
        o Search radius: Within 100 m from the site(s) listed in Table 1
        o If there are none within 100 m from the site(s), then please provide details of the closest well (within 1 km of the site(s))
 
•         Other Groundwater Wells
        o Where groundwater is intended or used for purposes other than drinking and/or domestic applications
        o Search radius: Within 100 m from the site(s) listed in Table 1
        o If there are none within 100 m from the site(s), then please provide details of the closest well (within 1 km of the site(s))
 
•         Other Surface Water Supplies
        o Where surface water is intended or used for recreational purposes, or industrial / agriculture / fishing
        o Search radius: Within 100 m from the site(s) listed in Table 1
        o If there are none within 100 m from the site(s), then please provide details of the closest application (within 1 km of the site(s))
 
Please could you also provide the co-ordinates of the water supply (groundwater well / surface water abstraction), and/or the distance and direction from the site(s) listed in Table 1.

Table 1: Retail Fuel Station Sites

Site

Address

Shell Northside

A49 Hope Under Dinmore, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0PJ


I would be grateful if you could review the list and let us know of any information you hold.

 

Answer: The Service Area have provided the following response:

 

Private water supplies within 1km of the subject site –NGR - SO  351126, 253129 including:

·  location/grid reference

·  details of source and abstraction purpose

 

We refer to the EIR enquiry regarding the above-mentioned area.

 

It is this team’s understanding that the following private groundwater abstractions (from this council’s register) are within 1km of the subject site:

 

Premises Usage Description

Easting

Northing

Type Of Source

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

350887

253954

Spring

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

350737

252462

Well

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

350681

252385

Well

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

350881

252838

Unknown

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

350937

252749

Well

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

350681

253837

Well

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

350648

252304

Well

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

351958

253322

Unknown

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

350789

253944

Well

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

350693

252397

Well

SDDW SID - Single Domestic Water Supply

350697

252421

Well

DOMS SMD - Small Domestic Water Supply

350690

252454

Borehole

COMM CM - Commercial Water Supply

350756

252440

Borehole

COMM CM - Commercial Water Supply

351337

253738

Borehole

U - Redundant PWS

350471

253792

Unknown

 

Please note that the National Grid Reference may be the location of the property which is not necessarily in many cases the same as the water source which may be located at some distance.

 

This information is supplied in regard to the private water supplies known to this authority held under the Private Water Supplies Regulations 2016 (as amended). We do not hold the additional formation on Strategic Drinking Water Wells, Other Groundwater Wells or Other Surface Water Supplies.

 

Disclaimer: This information is based on that currently readily available to the County of Herefordshire District Council. It is given on the strict understanding that the Council, nor any of its Officers, warrant the accuracy of this information, or accept any liability whatsoever for any error or omission therein, or any loss or damage arising from the interpretation or use of the information supplied. The Enquirer should rely on the results of their own investigations.

 

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