The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Wales) Regulations 2013

Records relating to storage of manure during the storage period

37.—(1) The occupier of a holding with livestock must maintain a record—

(a)of the amount of manure that will be produced by the anticipated number of animals that will be kept in a building or on hardstanding during the storage period referred to regulation 35, using the figures in Schedule 1;

(b)the amount of storage capacity (slurry vessels and hardstanding) required to enable compliance with regulation 35, taking into account—

(i)the amount of manure intended to be exported from the holding;

(ii)the amount of manure intended to be spread on land that has a low run-off risk; and

(iii)in the case of a slurry vessel the amount of liquid other than slurry likely to enter the vessel;

(c)the current capacity for storage on the holding.

(2) An occupier who introduces animals on to a holding for the first time must comply with paragraph (1) within one month of the introduction of the animals.

(3) If the amount of storage capacity changes the occupier must record the change within one week.