EA let out to play!

[maen]

Times alert:
Farmers will be stripped of subsidies if they pollute rivers under government plans to link payments to water quality.

Figures obtained by The Times show that farms are causing a rising number of pollution incidents but rarely face significant consequences.

The EA will make the RT feel like a stroll in the park. Brexit with teeth?

 

[teslacoils]

Lol. There goes every water company's bio solids department then. Expect they won't get their subsidies removed for sewage dumping because they can't be arsed to build capacity or upgrade facilities.

 

[serf]

Don t do as I do , do as I say ....

 

[Goweresque]

Another very good reason not to get involved in ELMS then.......

 

[neilo]

Times alert:
Farmers will be stripped of subsidies if they pollute rivers under government plans to link payments to water quality.

Figures obtained by The Times show that farms are causing a rising number of pollution incidents but rarely face significant consequences.

The EA will make the RT feel like a stroll in the park. Brexit with teeth?

Isn’t this already the case? If a farmer breaks Cross Compliance rules by spreading slurry on water logged soils, on river banks, etc, then he can be penalised with a reduction in area payments.

Plenty still seem to get away with doing it repeatedly though.

 

[Headless chicken]

Not really sure I see the issue other than government bodies doing it. Aslong it’s proved absolutely that you’ve polluted intentionally or made no effort to manage it then you deserve a fine. Accidents do
Happen and that’s a different matter