The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 No. 1154

SCHEDULE 3 E+W Exempt facilities and waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions

PART 1 E+W Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions

CHAPTER 2 E+W Use of waste

SECTION 2 E+W Descriptions and specific conditions

Pig and poultry ash (U15) E+W

15.—(1) The spreading of relevant waste on agricultural land at the place of production.

(2) The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph is set out below.

Codes	Waste Types
190112	Ash from the incineration of pig and poultry carcasses only

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—

(a) the total quantity of waste spread over any 12-month period does not exceed 150kg per hectare,

(b) the waste is mixed with an equal volume or more of manure or slurry prior to spreading,

(c) the waste is stored in a secure place prior to spreading,

(d) the location of the waste which is stored or land which is spread is at least—

(i) 10 metres from a watercourse;

(ii) 50 metres from a spring, well or borehole, and

(e) at the time of the spreading—

(i) the land has not been frozen for 12 or more hours in the preceding 24 hours;

(ii) the land is not waterlogged, frozen or snow-covered.