7.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), no part of the slurry storage tank or any effluent tank, channel or reception pit shall be situated within 10 metres of any waterway into which slurry could enter if it were to escape, unless paragraph (3) is satisfied.
(2) Where the construction of an above ground slurry tank is commenced after 31 December 2019, paragraph (1) shall apply as if for 10 metres there were substituted 50 metres.
(3) This paragraph is satisfied if the Department agrees in writing that adequate precautions to avoid a significant risk of pollution are taken.