Nitrate directive
| Name: | Nitrate directive |
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| Link: | http://www.agronavigator.cz/nitrat/default.asp?ch=114&typ=5 |
| Description: | This websites are devoted to implementation of Nitrate directive into czech legislature. Council Directive 91/676/EEC (hereafter referred to as the Nitrates Directive) concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources was adopted on 12 December 1991. A sister Directive 91/271/EEC (Urban Waste Water Treatment) was adopted on 21 May 1991. Article 10 of the Nitrates Directive requires that Member States submit a report to the Commission every four years following its notification. This report should include information pertaining to codes of good farm practice, designated nitrate vulnerable zones (NVZs), results of water monitoring and a summary of relevant aspects of actions programmes for vulnerable zones. This report was prepared in order to provide an overview of the current situation with regard to the directive together with possible pathways for the future. It illustrates, with some case studies, the positive effects of some farm practices on the quality of water. However, it is emphasised that there is a considerable time lag between improvements at farm and soil level and a response in waterbody quality. |
