Environmental guidance for your business in Northern Ireland & Scotland
Organic or manufactured nitrogen fertilisers that you use on your land can pollute surface and ground waters.
Make sure you comply with regulations on storing and applying fertilisers by checking our guidance on chemical and man-made fertilisers
If your land is in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) Scotland you may have to comply with limits on the amount of livestock manure and manufactured fertilisers you can spread on your land. These limits apply to all land in Northern Ireland.
Read our guidance on NVZs for more information and to find out if you are in an NVZ.
Northern Ireland: Nitrate Action Programme and Phosphorus Regulations
DAERA: NAP 2019-2022: Changes to NAP and New Measures
Scotland: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs)
DAERA: Summary of the Nitrates action programme and Phosphorus regulations 2015 - 2018
Groundwater in Northern Ireland, DAERA have produced a leaflet to raise awareness about this untapped resource
EU Exit, EU Exit useful information
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