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.
This includes the storage, making or treatment of fertiliser, silage, slurry and digestate, discharge of pollutants, disposal of waste sheep dip or pesticides on to land and keeping livestock.
The storage and application of pesticides
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 18) that applies to the storage and application of fertiliser.
Pesticide application near water
Find out about the registration authorisation needed for the application of pesticides near water.
Pesticide application in water
Find out about the permit authorisation needed for the application of pesticides in water.
The storage and application of fertiliser
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 18) that applies to the storage and application of fertiliser.
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.
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.
Storage of liquid digestate
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 34) that applies to the storage of liquid digestate.
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 the sheep dipping.
The disposal of waste sheep dip
Find out about the permit authorisation needed to carry out the disposal of waste sheep dip.
The disposal of chemicals during the outbreak of a notifiable disease
Find out about the permit authorisation needed to carry out the disposal of chemicals during a notifiable disease outbreak.
Keeping of livestock
Find out about the General Binding Rule (GBR 19) that applies to the keeping of livestock.
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