Water pollution by agricultural waste

One major concern with agricultural waste is the intrusion of pollutants into the groundwater system. A range of specialist guidance and information is available on this topic and can be accessed at the SEPA web site.

See in particular
Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity: Code of Good Practice. Dos and Don’ts Guide (2002) Scottish Executive
and
The Four Point Plan – Straightforward Guidance for Livestock Farmers to Minimise Pollution and Benefit Your Business (2002). SE/SEPA/SAC/NFU Scotland/SNH/WWF Scotland/FWAG Scotland/BOC Foundation.

On the Environment Agency website information is available at (http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/444304/444312/?lang=_e)

The Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005 No 63) approved the Code of Practice for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity. This document contains useful 'dos' and 'don'ts' sections relating to a number of agricultural waste streams and can be accessed at (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/environment/pepfaa-00.asp).

Further information on the changes to legislation is available from the Agricultural Waste Stakeholders' Forum at
(http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/agforum/)

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