Rural Sustainable Drainage Systems – Sediment Traps and Bunds
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Date published: 5 January, 2016
Date superseded: 11 March, 2016
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Aim
The aim of this item is to improve water quality by creating a strategically placed sediment trap and / or bund to intercept run-off that currently discharges direct to a watercourse or freshwater drain.
Eligibility
Any land is eligible, provided that it meets all of the requirements set out below.
You must combine this item with:
Where a sediment trap is to be created to accept run-off from a steading, you must combine this item with:
Spatial targeting
You can check if this item is available on your holding here.
Application requirements
You must prepare a plan which must include a map of the relevant fields / steading identifying the location of the rural sustainable drainage system feature.
Requirements
- bund height must be less than 1.3 metres, unless designed by a qualified engineer
- fencing must be provided to protect people and livestock.
- only run-off which does not fall within the definition of slurry may be conveyed to a sediment trap / bund *
- run-off from pesticide handling or washdown areas must not be conveyed to a sediment trap / bund
* Unless the run-off is being conveyed to a constructed farm wetland designed in accordance with the Constructed Farm Wetland Design Manual – Scottish Environment Protection Agency / Northern Ireland Environment Agency – 2008.
Payment
You can claim:
- excavate and form sediment trap – £10.50 per square metre
- create bund – £7.20 per linear metre
Inspections
The inspectors will check:
- the location and extent of the sediment trap
- the length of the newly created bund
- bund height is less than 1.3 metres, unless designed by a qualified engineer
- fencing is provided to protect people and livestock
- only run-off which does not fall within the definition of slurry is conveyed to a sediment trap / bund *
- run-off from pesticide handling or wash-down areas is not conveyed to a sediment trap / bund
* Unless the run-off is being conveyed to a constructed farm wetland designed in accordance with the Constructed Farm Wetland Design Manual – Scottish Environment Protection Agency / Northern Ireland Environment Agency – 2008.
Additional guidance
Recent changes
| Section | Change | Previous text | New text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligibility | Amendment to eligibility requirements. | The land must be within a diffuse pollution priority catchment or focus area (unless an endorsement has been obtained from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency) or a flooding target area. | Any land is eligible, provided that it meets all of the requirements set out below. |
| Additional criteria if the run-off is coming from a steading. | - |
Where a sediment trap is to be created to accept run-off from a steading, you must combine this item with: • Rural Sustainable Drainage Systems – Swales or • Rural Sustainable Drainage Systems – Retention Pond or • Rural Sustainable Drainage Systems – Wetland | |
| Spatial targeting | Updated target area map. | - | - |
| Sentence removed from the caption below the PDF. | It may be possible to apply for this option outside this area where there is strong justification as endorsed by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. | - | |
| Requirements | Clarification on run-off that isn't defined as slurry. | - | * Unless the run-off is being conveyed to a constructed farm wetland designed in accordance with the Constructed Farm Wetland Design Manual – Scottish Environment Protection Agency / Northern Ireland Environment Agency – 2008. |
| Inspections | Clarification on run-off that isn't defined as slurry. | - | * Unless the run-off is being conveyed to a constructed farm wetland designed in accordance with the Constructed Farm Wetland Design Manual – Scottish Environment Protection Agency / Northern Ireland Environment Agency – 2008. |
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