PART 4Storage requirements

Manner of storage of farmyard manure and location of storage facilities20

1

Prior to land application, farmyard manure shall only be stored on a holding—

a

in a midden which shall have adequate effluent collection facilities; or

b

subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in the field where land application will take place.

2

Where stored in a field, farmyard manure shall be stored in a compact heap and such heaps shall not be placed in the same location of the field in consecutive years or within—

a

50 metres of lakes;

b

20 metres of any waterway, including open areas of water, open field drains or any drain which has been backfilled to the surface with permeable material such as stone or aggregate;

c

50 metres around a borehole, spring or well;

d

250 metres from any borehole used for a public water supply; or

e

50 metres of exposed, cavernous or karstified, limestone features (such as swallow holes and collapse features).

3

Where stored in a field, land applications of the farmyard manure shall take place F1within 120 days from placement in that field, and the farmyard manure heap shall not be placed where—

a

the soil is waterlogged; or

b

the land is flooded or likely to flood.