near a manures livestock causing not cause should not spring, within 10 manures and water pollution. be applied well or metres of dirty water: pollution by Check to land in surface within 10 spreading watercourses the near borehole 8 A land waters, metres of solid frequently vicinity of manager including any ditch, manures is during and groundwater must field ditches; pond or low, surface after supply ensure that or 50 metres surface run-off can spreading. source, e.g. organic of a spring, water; or happen if spring, well manure is well or within 50 rain falls 141 To reduce or borehole not applied borehole. metres of after waste this risk you or within a to any spring, has been should not zone of agricultural well, applied. To spread solid protection land within borehole or reduce this manures on as notified 50 metres reservoir that risk you non-spreading by the of a spring, supplies should not areas… land Water well or water spread solid in the very Authority… borehole. for human manures on high risk organic consumption category manures or for farm (paragraph and dairies; or areas 30). wastewaters on very (paragraphs may cause steep slopes 29 - 31), or 30 Very high surface where on land while risk areas… water is a high in the very Fields next to pollution by risk high risk a watercourse, run-off throughout category spring or downslopes the year; or (paragraph borehole… or by on any 36). seepage areas where into you are not 30. To drainage allowed to reduce the systems or because of risk of groundwater specific polluting pollution. management groundwater,
near a spring, well or borehole 8 A land manager must ensure that organic manure is not applied to agricultural land within 50 metres of a spring, well or borehole. manures within 10 metres of surface waters, including field ditches; or 50 metres of a spring, well or borehole. livestock manures and dirty water: within 10 metres of any ditch, pond or surface water; or within 50 metres of any spring, well, borehole or reservoir that supplies water for human consumption or for farm dairies; or on very steep slopes where is a high risk throughout the year; or on any areas where you are not allowed to because of specific management causing water pollution by spreading solid manures is low, surface run-off can happen if rain falls after waste has been applied. To reduce this risk you should not spread solid manures on areas (paragraphs 29 - 31), or on land while in the very high risk category (paragraph 36). 30. To reduce the risk of polluting groundwater, not cause pollution. Check watercourses frequently during and after spreading. 141 To reduce this risk you should not spread solid manures on non-spreading areas… land in the very high risk category (paragraph 30). 30 Very high risk areas… Fields next to a watercourse, spring or borehole… should not be applied to land in the near vicinity of groundwater supply source, e.g. spring, well or borehole or within a zone of protection as notified by the Water Authority… organic manures and wastewaters may cause surface water pollution by run-off downslopes or by seepage into drainage systems or groundwater pollution.
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