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Regulation 25
1. The requirements to be satisfied in relation to a slurry storage system are as follows.E+W
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)
2. The base of the slurry storage tank, the base and walls of any effluent tank, channels and reception pit, and the walls of any pipes, must be impermeable.E+W
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)
3. The base and walls of the slurry storage tank, any effluent tank, channels and reception pit, and the walls of any pipes, must be protected against corrosion in accordance with paragraph 7 of the code of practice on buildings and structures for agriculture published by the British Standards Institution and numbered BS 5502: Part 50: 1993(1).E+W
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 6 para. 3 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)
4. The base and walls of the slurry storage tank and of any reception pit must be capable of withstanding characteristic loads calculated on the assumptions and in the manner indicated by paragraph 5 of the code of practice on buildings and structures for agriculture published by the British Standards Institution and numbered BS 5502: Part 50: 1993.E+W
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 6 para. 4 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)
5.—(1) Any facilities used for the temporary storage of slurry before it is transferred to a slurry storage tank must have adequate capacity to store—E+W
(a)the maximum quantity of slurry that (disregarding any slurry which will be transferred directly into a slurry storage tank) is likely to be produced on the premises in any two day period, or
(b)a lesser capacity that NRBW agrees in writing is adequate to avoid any significant risk of pollution of controlled waters.
(2) Where slurry flows into a channel before discharging into a reception pit and the flow of slurry out of the channel is controlled by means of a sluice, the capacity of the reception pit must be adequate to hold the maximum quantity of slurry that can be released by opening the sluice.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 6 para. 5 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)
6. In the case of a slurry storage tanks with walls made of earth, the tank must have at least 750 mm of freeboard and 300 mm of freeboard in all other cases.E+W
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 6 para. 6 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)
7. No part of the slurry storage tank or any effluent tank, channels or reception pit may be situated within 10 metres of any inland freshwaters or coastal waters into which slurry could enter if it were to escape unless precautions are taken that NRBW agrees in writing are adequate to avoid any significant risk of pollution of controlled waters.E+W
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 6 para. 7 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)
8. The slurry storage tank and any effluent tank, channels, pipes and reception pit must be designed and constructed so that with proper maintenance they are likely to continue to satisfy the requirements of paragraphs 2 to 4 for at least 20 years.E+W
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 6 para. 8 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)
9. If the walls of the slurry storage tank are not impermeable, the base of the tank must—E+W
(a)extend beyond the walls;
(b)be provided with channels designed and constructed so as to collect any slurry that escapes from the tank;
(c)have adequate provision for the drainage of the slurry from those channels to an effluent tank through a channel or pipe.
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 6 para. 9 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)
10.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), if the slurry storage tank or any effluent tank or reception pit is fitted with a drainage pipe there must be two valves in series on the pipe with each valve separated from the other by a minimum distance of 1 metre.E+W
(2) Each valve must be capable of shutting off the flow of slurry through the pipe and must be kept shut and locked in that position when not in use.
(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a slurry storage tank that drains through the pipe into another slurry storage tank if the other tank is of equal or greater capacity or if the tops of the tanks are at the same level.
Commencement Information
I10Sch. 6 para. 10 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)
Publication date: 15th April 1993. ISBN 0-580-22053-2.
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