SMR 03 Sewage sludge

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ARCHIVE: Sewage Sludge - Code of Practice for Agricultural Use of
This document has now been replaced by Sewage Sludge on Farmland: Code of Practice, and archived. This Code of Practice applies to the use of sewage sludge on agricultural land in the United Kingdom. The Code has been prepared to complement the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 covering GB which enforce the provisions of the EC Directive 86/278/EEC, on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, Department of the Environment Document. See also Sludge Matrix. This second edition published in 2006. HMSO, ISBN 0 11 752256 2, 2006.
Directive on the Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture (1986/278)
Safe Sludge Matrix
This leaflet provides guidance on the agreement made between Water UK representing the 14 UK Water and Sewage Operators and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) representing the major retailers. This agreement affects all applications of sewage sludge to agricultural land and came into force on 31 December 1998. Published in 2001.
Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (as amended)