AS THE silage-making season approaches, Limerick City and County Council is reminding farmers of their obligations to manage silage effluents in accordance with the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2022.
The local authority pointed out that silage effluent is a particularly potent pollutant, with 200 times the polluting potential of raw domestic sewage.
“It is essential that all effluents arising from the silage-making process are collected, stored, and managed in a manner that ensures that water quality is not impacted.”
Farmers are advised to ensure the silage base and associated collecting channels are free from defects.
They are obliged to report any discharge of effluent entering waters to the Council at 061 556 000 or via email at [email protected].
