New cross compliance measures to protect water from pollution by fertilisers and manures will come into effect from 1 January 2012.
The regulations mean that:
- Inorganic fertiliser must not be applied within two metres of surface waters.
- Organic manure must not be applied within 10 metres of surface waters, except on land managed for breeding wader birds, or as species rich semi-natural grassland and under certain other restrictions.
- Organic manure must also not be applied within 50 metres of a spring, well or borehole.
- If farmers do apply organic manure, they will be asked to keep a map of all surface waters on the holding and land within 10 metres of them; all springs, wells and boreholes on the holding, and within 50 metres of the boundary of the holding, and land within 50 metres of them.
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