# The Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 13: Manner of storage and location of farmyard manure storage facilities

Extent: N.I.

(1) Prior to field storage or land application farmyard manure should be stored in a midden which shall have adequate effluent collection facilities.
(2) Farmyard manure may be stored in the field where land application will take place subject to a maximum limit of 180 days.
(3) Where stored in a field, farmyard manure must not be stored in the same location of the field in consecutive years.
(4) Farmyard manure must be stored in a compact heap and such heaps must not be placed within:
(a) 50m of lakes; or
(b) 20m of any waterway, including open areas of water, open field drains or any drain which has been backfilled to the surface with permeable material such as stone/aggregate; or
(c) 50m around a borehole, spring or well; or
(d) 250m from any borehole used for a public water supply; or
(e) 50m of exposed cavernous or karstified limestone features (such as swallow-holes and collapse features).

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/489/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nitrates-action-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-13
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.