CAR GBRs
Controlled Activity Regulations General Binding Rules; diffuse pollution rules often referred to as DP GBRs
DP GBRs
Diffuse Pollution General Binding Rules
FMP
Fixed Monetary Penalty – on the spot fines issued by SEPA for non-compliance with regulations
Groundwater
Water which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil
IACS
Integrated Administration and Control System
FSMMP
Farm Slurry and Manure Management Plan – previously known as a Farm Waste Management Plan
PEPFAA Code
Scottish Executive Code of Good Practice for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity
RAMS
Risk Assessment for Manure and Slurry
SRDP
Scotland Rural Development Programme
SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Surface water
Inland water (other than groundwater), transitional water and coastal water
Water environment
All surface water, groundwater and wetlands.
Wetland
An area of ground the ecological, chemical and hydrological characteristics of which are attributable to frequent inundation or saturation by water and which is directly dependent, with regard to its water needs, on a body of groundwater or a body of surface water
This information is updated and abridged from The 4 Point Plan (2003)
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