Land activities
Information about the activities we regulate that involve the storage, treatment and disposal of substances that may cause harm to the water environment or groundwater while undertaking land activities and the authorisation you’ll need to carry on each activity.
These are activities that may cause pollution and this includes the application of pesticides, agricultural or rural activities such as the cultivation of land, the disposal of waste sheep dip, the disposal of disinfectant washings.
The storage and application of pesticides
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 23) that applies to the storage and application of pesticides.
Pesticide application near water
Find out about the registration authorisation needed for the application of pesticides that are plant protection products (PPPs) and adjuvants, to plants where the application is within 1 metre of any watercourse or loch, any wetland, or transitional or coastal water, and where the plants being treated are not invasive non-native plant species.
Pesticide application in water
Find out about the permit authorisation needed for the application of pesticides that are plant protection products (PPPs) and adjuvants, to a surface water or wetland.
The storage and application of fertiliser
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 18) that applies to the storage and application of fertiliser. This GBR does not apply if the storage and application is regulated as a waste management activity or the storage is is covered by water GBR 31, 32 or 34.
The making and storage of silage in bales or bulk bags
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 29) that applies to the making and storage of silage in bales or bulk bags.
The making and storage of silage not in bales or bulk bags
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 31) that applies to the making and storage of silage not in bales or bulk bags.
Treatment of silage effluent
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 30) that applies to the treatment of silage effluent that consists mainly of rainwater by draining it from a silo through a constructed farm wetland.
The storage of slurry
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 32) that applies to the storage of slurry.
The treatment of slurry
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 33) that applies to the treatment of slurry which consists mainly of rainwater and washings by draining through a constructed farm wetland.
Storage of liquid digestate
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 34) that applies to the storage of liquid digestate unless the storage is authorised by an EASR permit or registration.
Cultivation of land
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 20) that applies to the cultivation of land.
Sheep dipping
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 24) that applies to operating sheep dipping and handling facilities.
The disposal of waste sheep dip
Find out about the permit authorisation needed for the disposal by application to vegetated land, of waste sheep dip, waste sheep cosmetic products or waste Plant Protection Products (PPPs).
The disposal of chemicals during the outbreak of a notifiable disease
Find out about the registration authorisation needed to dispose of more than 10m3/d of detergent or disinfectant washings to vegetated land during an outbreak of a notifiable disease.
Keeping of livestock
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 19) that applies to the keeping of livestock.
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