The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021

[F1 Maximum phosphate limits by crop E+W

9.— (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the total amount of phosphate spread on any crop listed in the first column of any of the tables below must not exceed the figure under the applicable soil phosphorus index number in the same table.

Table 2 - Maximum phosphate for grass

	Soil Phospshorus index (kg P2O5/ha)
	0	1	2	3	4+
At grass establishment	120	80	50	30	0
Grazing	80	50	20	0	0
Hay	80	55	30	0	0
Silage
First cut	100	70	40	20	0
Second Cut	25	25	25	0	0
Third Cut	15	15	15	0	0
Fourth Cut	10	10	10	0	0

Table 3 - Maximum phosphate for other crops

P-index	0	1	2	3	4	5+
(a) At P Index 4 and 5, up to 60 kg P2 O5/ha can be used as a starter fertiliser, close to the seed. The amount of phosphate applied as a starter dose, together with the amount added in the base dressing, should not exceed the amount of phosphate required to replace that removed by the previous crop.
Crop	Phosphate (kg/ha)
Forage crops
Forage maize	115	85	55	20	0	0
Wholecrop cereals	115	85	55	0	0	0
Forage swedes and turnips (lifted)	105	75	45	0	0	0
Fodder beet (lifted)	120	90	60	0	0	0
Forage rape, swedes and stubble turnips (grazed)	85	55	25	0	0	0
Kale (grazed)	80	50	20	0	0	0
Rye-grass sown for seed	90	60	30	0	0	0
Arable crops (Straw incorporated)
Winter wheat	110	80	50	0	0	0
Winter triticale	125	95	65	0	0	0
Winter Barley	110	80	50	0	0	0
Spring barley	105	75	45	0	0	0
Spring wheat/spring triticale/rye/oats	110	80	50	0	0	0
Arable crops (Straw removed)
Winter wheat	115	85	55	0	0	0
Winter triticale	130	100	70	0	0	0
Winter barley	115	85	55	0	0	0
Spring barley	105	75	45	0	0	0
Spring wheat	110	80	50	0	0	0
Spring triticale/rye	110	80	50	0	0	0
Oats	115	85	55	0	0	0
Oilseeds
Winter oilseed rape	110	80	50	0	0	0
Spring oilseed rape or linseed	90	60	30	0	0	0
Peas (dried and vining) and beans	100	70	40	0	0	0
Sugar Beet	110	80	50	0	0	0
Potatoes	250	210	170	100	0	0
Vegetables and bulbs
Asparagus (establishment)	175	150	125	100	75	0
Asparagus (subsequent years following establishment)	75	75	50	50	25	0
Brussels sprouts, storage cabbage, head cabbage and collards	200	150	100	50	0	0
Cauliflower and calabrese	200	150	100	50	0	0
Celery	250	200	150	100	50	0
Peas (market pick)	185	135	85	35	0	0
Broad beans, dwarf and runner beans	200	150	100	50	0	0
Radish and sweetcorn	175	125	75	25	0	0
Lettuce and wild rocket	250	200	150	100	60(a)	60(a)
Onions and leeks	200	150	100	50	60(a)	60(a)
Beetroot, swedes, turnips, parsnips and carrots	200	150	100	50	0	0
Bulbs and bulb flowers	200	150	100	50	0	0
Coriander and mint	175	125	75	25	0	0
Courgettes	175	125	75	25	0	0
Fruit and vines before planting	200	100	50	50	0	0
Hops before planting	250	175	125	100	50	0
Established top fruit	80	40	20	20	0	0
Blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries, raspberries, loganberries, tayberries, Blackberries, strawberries and vines	110	70	40	40	0	0
Established Hops	250	200	150	100	50	0

(2) Spreading phosphate on grass and other crops above the values stipulated within the tables above is permitted subject to prior receipt of written advice from a person who is a member of the Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1A inserted (31.12.2023) by The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1393), reg. 1, Sch.