# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/302 of 15 February 2017 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs (notified under document C(2017) 688) (Text with EEA relevance), Division BAT 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In order to use water efficiently, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.
Technique
Applicability
a
Keep a record of water use.
Generally applicable.
b
Detect and repair water leakages.
Generally applicable.
c
Use high-pressure cleaners for cleaning animal housing and equipment.
Not applicable to poultry plants using dry cleaning systems.
d
Select and use suitable equipment (e.g. nipple drinkers, round drinkers, water troughs) for the specific animal category while ensuring water availability (ad libitum).
Generally applicable.
e
Verify and (if necessary) adjust on a regular basis the calibration of the drinking water equipment.
Generally applicable.
f
Reuse uncontaminated rainwater as cleaning water.
May not be applicable to existing farms, due to high costs.
Applicability may be restricted by biosecurity risks.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/302/annex/division/3/division/1/division/1.4/division/BAT+5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-302/annex/division-3/division-1/division-1.4/division-BAT+5
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