blowing droplets into watercourses. Applying organic You should not apply 389. You should not 287. You should not 142 Make sure that 2.10 Manures and manure near inland organic manures apply livestock manures apply these materials spreading manure slurry should not freshwaters or within: 10 metres of and dirty water: within [livestock manures does not cause be applied to land coastal waters surface waters, 10 metres of any ditch, and other organic pollution. Check in the near vicinity 7(1) A land manager including field ditches; pond or surface water; wastes] to steeply watercourses of groundwater must ensure that or 50 metres of a or within 50 metres of sloping fields or frequently during and supply source, e.g. organic manure is not spring, well or any spring, well, within 10 metres of after spreading. spring, well or applied to agricultural borehole. borehole or reservoir surface water, borehole or within land within 10 metres You should be that supplies water for including field ditches 141 To reduce this a zone of of inland freshwaters particularly careful human consumption or risk you should not protection as or coastal waters. when applying organic for farm dairies; or on spread solid manures notified by the (2) Paragraph (1) manures to steeply very steep slopes where on non-spreading Water Authority… does not apply sloping land close to run-off is a high risk areas… land in the organic manures where— surface waters. throughout the year; or very high risk and wastewaters (a)the application is on any areas where you category (paragraph may cause surface made using precision are not allowed to 30). water pollution by spreading equipment, because of specific run-off downslopes in which case the management 30 Very high risk or by seepage into land manager must agreements. areas… Fields next to drainage systems ensure that the a watercourse, spring or groundwater manure is not applied or borehole… pollution. within 6 metres of inland freshwaters or coastal waters… Applying You should 389. You 148. 142 Make sure 2.10 organic not should not Although the that spreading Manures manure organic apply risk of manure does and slurry
blowing droplets into watercourses. Applying organic manure near inland freshwaters or coastal waters 7(1) A land manager must ensure that organic manure is not applied to agricultural land within 10 metres of inland freshwaters or coastal waters. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where— (a)the application is made using precision spreading equipment, in which case the land manager must ensure that the manure is not applied within 6 metres of inland freshwaters or coastal waters… You should not apply organic manures within: 10 metres of surface waters, including field ditches; or 50 metres of a spring, well or borehole. You should be particularly careful when applying organic manures to steeply sloping land close to surface waters. 389. You should not apply 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 run-off is a high risk throughout the year; or on any areas where you are not allowed to because of specific management agreements. 287. You should not apply these materials [livestock manures and other organic wastes] to steeply sloping fields or within 10 metres of surface water, including field ditches 142 Make sure that spreading manure does 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… 2.10 Manures and slurry 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. Applying organic manure You should not organic 389. You should not apply 148. Although the risk of 142 Make sure that spreading manure does 2.10 Manures and slurry
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