PART 6

Storage of organic manure and silage

Temporary field sites
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1
A temporary field site must not be—
a
in a field liable to flooding or becoming waterlogged,
b
within 50 metres of a borehole, spring or well or within 10 metres of surface water or a land drain (other than a sealed impermeable pipe),
c
located in any single position for more than 12 consecutive months, or
d
located in the same place as an earlier one constructed within the last two years.
2
Solid poultry manure that does not have bedding mixed into it and is stored on a temporary field site must be covered with an impermeable material.
3
Further—
a
topsoil must not be removed from the ground upon which a temporary field site is to be constructed,
b
a temporary field site must not be located within 30 metres of a watercourse on land identified on the risk map as having an incline of greater than 12°, and
c
the surface area of a temporary field site must be as small as reasonably practicable to minimise the leaching effect of rainfall.
Reg. 27 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)