The Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

Manner of storage of farmyard manure and location of storage facilitiesN.I.

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20.—(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.

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