The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Title, application and commencement

   2. 2. Transitional measures for holdings not previously in a nitrate vulnerable zone

   3. 3. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Limiting the application of organic manure

   1. 4. Application of livestock manure – total nitrogen limit for the whole holding

   2. 4A. Application of grazing and non-grazing livestock manure on qualifying grassland holdings during the relevant period

   3. 4B. Notice requirements

   4. 5. Spreading organic manure — nitrogen limits per hectare

4. PART 3 Crop requirements

   1. 6. Planning the spreading of nitrogen fertiliser

   2. 7. Additional information to be recorded during the year

   3. 8. Total nitrogen spread on a holding

   4. 9. Calculating the amount of nitrogen available for crop uptake from organic manure

   5. 10. Maximum nitrogen limits by crop

5. PART 4 Controlling the spreading of nitrogen fertiliser

   1. 11. Risk maps

   2. 12. When to spread fertiliser

   3. 13. Spreading manufactured nitrogen fertiliser near surface water

   4. 14. Spreading organic manure near surface water, boreholes, springs or wells

   5. 15. Controlling how nitrogen fertiliser is spread

   6. 16. Incorporating organic manure into the ground

6. PART 5 Closed periods for spreading nitrogen fertiliser

   1. 17. Meaning of “organic manure with high readily available nitrogen”

   2. 18. Closed periods for spreading organic manure with high readily available nitrogen

   3. 19. Exemptions: crops sown before 15 September

   4. 20. Exemptions for organic holdings

   5. 21. Restrictions following the closed period

   6. 22. Times in which spreading manufactured nitrogen fertiliser is prohibited

7. PART 6 Storage of organic manure and silage

   1. 23. Storage of organic manure

   2. 24. Making or storage of silage

   3. 25. Storage of slurry

   4. 26. Exemptions to the storage requirements

   5. 27. Temporary field sites

   6. 28. Separation of slurry

   7. 29. Storage capacity

   8. 30. Notice requiring works etc.

   9. 31. Appeals against regulation 30 notices

   10. 32. Notice of construction etc.

8. PART 7 Calculations and records

   1. 33. Recording the size of the holding

   2. 34. Records relating to storage of manure during the storage period

   3. 35. Annual records relating to storage

   4. 36. Record of nitrogen produced by animals on the holding

   5. 37. Livestock manure brought on to or sent off the holding

   6. 38. Sampling and analysis

   7. 39. Records of crops sown

   8. 40. Records of spreading nitrogen fertiliser

   9. 41. Subsequent records

   10. 42. Keeping of advice

   11. 43. Duration of records

9. PART 8 Monitoring and review

   1. 44. Monitoring and review

   2. 45. Alternative measures

10. PART 9 Enforcement

    1. 46. Offences and penalties

    2. 47. Enforcement

11. PART 10 Miscellaneous

    1. 48. Revocations

    2. 49. Consequential amendments

12. Signature

13. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Amount of manure, nitrogen and phosphate produced by grazing livestock and non-grazing livestock

    2. SCHEDULE 1A

       Enhanced nutrient management requirements

       1. 1. Application of Schedule 1A

       2. 2. Interpretation

       3. 3. Livestock manure to be applied to the holding during relevant period

       4. 4. Soil sampling analysis

       5. 5. Determining the soil phosphorus index

       6. 6. Planning the spreading of phosphate fertiliser

       7. 7. Requirements for enhanced nutrient management plans

       8. 8. Total phosphorus spread on a holding during relevant period

       9. 9. Maximum phosphate limits by crop

       10. 10. Additional information to be recorded during the relevant period

       11. 11. Risk maps – additional requirements

       12. 12. Maintaining the holding as a qualifying grassland holding

       13. 13. Closed period for ploughing grass on the holding

       14. 14. Sowing of crops following grass on the holding

       15. 15. Crop rotation on the holding

       16. 16. Recording the size of the holding

       17. 17. Record of nitrogen and phosphate produced by animals

       18. 18. Livestock manure intended to be sent off the holding

       19. 19. Records of crops sown

       20. 20. Records of spreading phosphate fertiliser

       21. 21. Recording the date of ploughing

       22. 22. Fertilisation accounts

       23. 23. Soil protection measures

       24. 24. Locations of supplementary feeding and drinking sites for livestock

       25. 25. Spreading of slurry during relevant period

       26. 26. Spreading organic manure near surface water during relevant period

    3. SCHEDULE 2

       Fruit species

    4. SCHEDULE 3

       Calculating nitrogen in organic manure

       1. PART 1 Standard Table

       2. PART 2 Sampling and analysis of organic manure

          1. 1. Slurry and other liquid and semi-liquid organic manure

          2. 2. Solid manures

    5. SCHEDULE 4

       Permitted crops for the closed period

    6. SCHEDULE 5

       Requirements for silos

       1. 1. The requirement to be satisfied in relation to a silo...

       2. 2. The base of the silo must— (a) extend beyond any...

       3. 3. The capacity of the effluent tank must not be less...

       4. 4. (1) The base of the silo must be—

       5. 5. The base and walls of the silo, its effluent tank...

       6. 6. No part of the silo, its effluent tank or channels...

       7. 7. If the silo has retaining walls— (a) the retaining walls...

       8. 8. Subject to paragraph 9, the silo, its effluent tank and...

       9. 9. If any part of an effluent tank is below ground...

    7. SCHEDULE 6

       Requirements for slurry storage systems

       1. 1. The requirements to be satisfied in relation to a slurry...

       2. 2. The base of the slurry storage tank, the base and...

       3. 3. The base and walls of the slurry storage tank, any...

       4. 4. The base and walls of the slurry storage tank and...

       5. 5. (1) Any facilities used for the temporary storage of slurry...

       6. 6. In the case of a slurry storage tanks with walls...

       7. 7. No part of the slurry storage tank or any effluent...

       8. 8. The slurry storage tank and any effluent tank, channels, pipes...

       9. 9. If the walls of the slurry storage tank are not...

       10. 10. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), if the slurry storage tank...

14. Explanatory Note