The Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (England) Regulations 2010 No. 639

SCHEDULE 1 E+W REQUIREMENTS FOR SILOS

4.—(1) The base of the silo must be — E+W

(a) designed in accordance with the code of practice for design of concrete structures for retaining aqueous liquids published by the British Standards Institution and numbered BS 8007: 1987(1); or

(b) constructed using appropriate hot-rolled asphalt in accordance with the code of practice for selection and use of construction materials published by the British Standards Institution and numbered BS 5502:Part 21: 1990(2).

(2) The base of the silo, the base and walls of its effluent tank and channels and walls of any pipes must be impermeable.

(1)

Publication date: 30th October 1987. ISBN 0-580-16134-X.

(2)

Publication date: 31st December 1990. ISBN 0-580-18348-3.