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Consultation closes: nitrates directive

Implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England 2013-2016Defra, 16 March, 2012

http://www.defra.gov.uk/consult/2011/12/20/nitrates-directive/

The Nitrates Directive is intended to reduce water pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. Defra is required to review implementation of it every four years. Since its agreement in 1991, implementation in the UK has evolved as the evidence base has grown. The previous review, in 2007, eventually resulted in the designation of 62% of England as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) and introduced a strengthened range of measures in the Nitrates Action Programme that farms within NVZs must comply with.