Livestock Waste Management Practices And Legilation Outside Br

. discharge of pollutants into water courses (all provinces)
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. air emissions directives (eg. Quebec)
3.3 POLICY
Policy is generally linked and integrated with the legislation, regulations and
enforcement provisions described in 3.1 and 3.2.
European Community
All member countries must impose general pollution and nuisance control with
limits to nitrate as per the Drinking Water Directive.
Denmark
All farmers must develop annual manure application plans. An action plan is
being implemented to control pollution of the aquatic environment with N and P.
France
Civil and rural codes apply which may require rehabilitation and restoration of
ecological damage to original conditions.
All livestock waste management initiatives are integrated directly with urban and
rural land use planning by local governments.
Germany
Water protection zones may be designated with restrictions on farming practices
to reduce the leaching of nitrates. Farmers are compensated by annual
payments per hectare affected.
The policy strategy underlying the environmental strategies associated with
liquid manure management has three focus areas: advisory services, subsidies
and issuance of a directive. Liquid manure ordinances and directives stress
agricultural responsibility to protect the quality of groundwater.
The Netherlands
Policy restricts certain farm practices in designated water protection zones and
farmers are compensated on the basis of number of hectares affected.
Standardization of the use and the production of animal manure is based on the