Environment Agency update advice during exceptional dry weather
23 August 2018
The Environment Agency (EA) has released a statement in response to the difficult circumstances farmers around the country are facing during the ongoing dry weather.
The EA has published guidance to help prevent agricultural pollution in exceptional weather. The focus of this is to avoid or minimise soil damage and/or water pollution that can occur if slurry is spread in unfavourable soil and/or weather conditions. It is also important that stores do not overspill and become a point-source of water pollution.
The guidance includes a number of actions that can be taken. However, in some instances spreading to land may be the only available option. Before any spreading takes place, this needs to be discussed with the Environment Agency. If spreading to land needs to happen, and can be done without causing pollution, a flexible enforcement approach can be taken.
You can discuss individual situations and ask for advice on what actions can be taken by calling the EA’s National Customer Contact Centre on 03708 506 506.
Out of hours, or in an emergency, call the incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60.
Once you have submitted your query someone from the team will contact you. If needed, your query will then be passed to the appropriate NFU policy team.
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