The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021
PART 1
Introduction
1
Title, application and commencement
2
Transitional measures for holdings not previously in a nitrate vulnerable zone
3
Interpretation
PART 2
Limiting the application of organic manure
4
Application of livestock manure – total nitrogen limit for the whole holding
5
Spreading organic manure — nitrogen limits per hectare
PART 3
Crop requirements
6
Planning the spreading of nitrogen fertiliser
7
Additional information to be recorded during the year
8
Total nitrogen spread on a holding
9
Calculating the amount of nitrogen available for crop uptake from organic manure
10
Maximum nitrogen limits by crop
PART 4
Controlling the spreading of nitrogen fertiliser
11
Risk maps
12
When to spread fertiliser
13
Spreading manufactured nitrogen fertiliser near surface water
14
Spreading organic manure near surface water, boreholes, springs or wells
15
Controlling how nitrogen fertiliser is spread
16
Incorporating organic manure into the ground
PART 5
Closed periods for spreading nitrogen fertiliser
17
Meaning of “organic manure with high readily available nitrogen”
18
Closed periods for spreading organic manure with high readily available nitrogen
19
Exemptions: crops sown before 15 September
20
Exemptions for organic holdings
21
Restrictions following the closed period
22
Times in which spreading manufactured nitrogen fertiliser is prohibited
PART 6
Storage of organic manure and silage
23
Storage of organic manure
24
Making or storage of silage
25
Storage of slurry
26
Exemptions to the storage requirements
27
Temporary field sites
28
Separation of slurry
29
Storage capacity
30
Notice requiring works etc.
31
Appeals against regulation 30 notices
32
Notice of construction etc.
PART 7
Calculations and records
33
Recording the size of the holding
34
Records relating to storage of manure during the storage period
35
Annual records relating to storage
36
Record of nitrogen produced by animals on the holding
37
Livestock manure brought on to or sent off the holding
38
Sampling and analysis
39
Records of crops sown
40
Records of spreading nitrogen fertiliser
41
Subsequent records
42
Keeping of advice
43
Duration of records
PART 8
Monitoring and review
44
Monitoring and review
45
Alternative measures
PART 9
Enforcement
46
Offences and penalties
47
Enforcement
PART 10
Miscellaneous
48
Revocations
49
Consequential amendments
SCHEDULE 1
Amount of manure, nitrogen and phosphate produced by grazing livestock and non-grazing livestock
SCHEDULE 2
Fruit species
SCHEDULE 3
Calculating nitrogen in organic manure
PART 1
Standard Table
PART 2
Sampling and analysis of organic manure
1
Slurry and other liquid and semi-liquid organic manure
2
Solid manures
SCHEDULE 4
Permitted crops for the closed period
SCHEDULE 5
Requirements for silos
1
The requirement to be satisfied in relation to a silo...
2
The base of the silo must— (a) extend beyond any...
3
The capacity of the effluent tank must not be less...
4
(1) The base of the silo must be—
5
The base and walls of the silo, its effluent tank...
6
No part of the silo, its effluent tank or channels...
7
If the silo has retaining walls— (a) the retaining walls...
8
Subject to paragraph 9, the silo, its effluent tank and...
9
If any part of an effluent tank is below ground...
SCHEDULE 6
Requirements for slurry storage systems
1
The requirements to be satisfied in relation to a slurry...
2
The base of the slurry storage tank, the base and...
3
The base and walls of the slurry storage tank, any...
4
The base and walls of the slurry storage tank and...
5
(1) Any facilities used for the temporary storage of slurry...
6
In the case of a slurry storage tanks with walls...
7
No part of the slurry storage tank or any effluent...
8
The slurry storage tank and any effluent tank, channels, pipes...
9
If the walls of the slurry storage tank are not...
10
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), if the slurry storage tank...
2021 No. 77 (W. 20)

Agriculture, Wales

Water, Wales

The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021
Made
21 January 2021
Laid before Senedd Cymru
27 January 2021
Coming into force
1 April 2021
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 92 and 219(2)(d) to (f) of the Water Resources Act 1991 .
1991 c. 57. Section 92 was amended by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) section 120 and paragraph 128 and 144 of Schedule 22 to that Act, and by S.I. 2010/675 and S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90). There are amendments to section 219 which are not relevant to these Regulations. By virtue of article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) functions of the Secretary of State under section 92 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales in relation to those parts of Wales which are outside the catchment areas of the rivers Dee, Wye and Severn. In relation to those parts of Wales which are within those catchment areas, functions under section 92 are exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales concurrently with the Secretary of State. By virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) functions under sections 92 and 219 now vest in the Welsh Ministers.