Date

Farms within existing NVZs

Farms within new NVZs

1 January 2009

From this date most rules come into force within existing NVZs, except those with a specific preparation time

You will need to start keeping records relating to, for example, livestock kept on your farm and applications of nitrogen to fields 

Appeals process against NVZ designation is opened

Appeals process against NVZ designation is opened

31 January 2009

Deadline for receipt of NVZ appeals applications 

30 April 2009

By this date you must have:

·         Recorded the size of your farm

·         Calculated and recorded your manure storage capacity requirements

1 January 2010

By this date you must have:

·         Completed your risk map

From this date most rules come into force within new NVZs, except those with a specific preparation time.

You will need to start keeping records relating to, for example, livestock kept on your farm and applications of nitrogen to fields 

By this date you must have:

·         Completed your risk map

30 April 2010

By this date you must have:

·         Compiled your records relating to livestock kept on your farm

·         Calculated the amount of nitrogen produced by the livestock kept on your farm

By this date you must have:

·         Recorded the size of your farm

·         Calculated and recorded your manure storage capacity requirements

30 April 2011

By this date you must have:

·         Compiled your records relating to livestock kept on your farm

·         Calculated the amount of nitrogen produced by the livestock kept on your farm

1 January 2012

Latest date for compliance with:

·         the minimum manure storage capacity requirements;

·         closed periods for organic manures with high readily available N; and

·         the prohibition on slurry spreading equipment with a high trajectory. 

The N max limit for grass falls to 300 kg N/ha and the N efficiency figures for livestock manure increase