Site Search Screen

Flowchart nodes

• Water company partnership

• Existing bottler or similar

• New abstraction license

• Existing license trade

• Identify using license database,  list of recognised sources, or known brands 

• Prepare source summary for Go/No-go

• Initial anonymized approach to gauge interest

• Identify and contact staff within water companies

• Positive response opens location discussions

• Technical and commercial options appraisal phase

• Contact EA reps for strategic steer

• Review of Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS) reports

• Delineate areas over suitable aquifers

• Initial screen of environmental risks

• Search for suitable  commercial sites within areas of interest

• Review shortlist and do options appraisal

• Desk and site studies of preferred sites

• Commence formal license application process

• Initial screen of NALD database

• Generate map of potential sites

• Apply secondary screening criteria

• Make approach to license holder

• Positve response triggers due diligence project

• >500,000m3/yr (15L/s)

• Discount EA, public, remediation and other unsuitable  supplies

• Remove duplicate entries

• Simplify data columns

• Transport links and Planning issues

• Site size and setting

• Water quality and aquifer vulnerability risk

• License constraints and lifespan

• Develop shortlist of options

• Implement NDA and commence due diligence project

• Source due diligence using water co data