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The Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

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Regulation 8(2)(f)

SCHEDULE 4Risk assessment for fertiliser application to steeply sloping land

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10.  If application of organic manure (including livestock manure) or chemical fertiliser to steeply sloping land is proposed, a risk assessment must be undertaken in addition to meeting all relevant requirements of these Regulations. The factors set out in Table 1 shall be considered in making this risk assessment. Table 2 shall be consulted to ascertain whether fertiliser application is permitted.

Table 1

Fertiliser application to steeply sloping ground - risk assessment factors

FactorRiskLiquid organic manuresSolid organic manuresChemical nitrogen fertiliser
Distance from spreading area to waterway other than lakeHighless than 20 mless than 20 mless than 5 m
Medium20-30 m20-30 m5-10 m
Lowgreater than 30 mgreater than 30 mgreater than 10 m
Distance from spreading area to lakeHighless than 30 mless than 30 mless than 5 m
Medium30-40 m30-40 m5-10 m
Lowgreater than 40 mgreater than 40 mgreater than 10 m
Level of fertiliser appliedHighmore than 25m3/hamore than 25 tonnes/hagreater than 120 kg/N/ha
Medium15-25m3/ha15-25 tonnes/ha80-120 kg/N/ha
Lowless than 15 m3/haless than 15 tonnes/haless than 80 kg/N/ha
Soil conditionsHighvery wet, compacted soilvery wet, compacted soilvery wet, compacted soil
Mediumwet, poached soilwet, poached soilwet, poached soil
Lowdry, firm trafficable soildry, firm trafficable soildry, firm trafficable soil
Forecast weather conditions for next 48 hoursHighheavy rainfall (more than 4 mm per hour)heavy rainfall (more than 4 mm per hour)heavy rainfall (more than 4 mm per hour)
Mediummoderate rainfall (0.5 – 4 mm per hour)moderate rainfall (0.5 – 4 mm per hour)moderate rainfall (0.5 – 4 mm per hour)
Low

low rainfall

(less than 0.5 mm per hour)

low rainfall

(less than 0.5 mm per hour)

low rainfall

(less than 0.5 mm per hour)

Arable land only - time to incorporationHighmore than 48 hoursmore than 5 daysn/a
Medium12-48 hours3-5 daysn/a
Lowless than 12 hoursless than 3 daysn/a

Table 2

Risk assessment determination

Risk levelNumber of factors applicableIs the land application of fertiliser permitted?
High RiskOne or more factorsNo
Medium RiskTwo or more factorsNo
One factorYes
Low riskOne or more factorsYes

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