Water quality management agreement management areas, Condition 13/5/2015
Description
Overview of the areas, located in Flanders, within which a water quality management agreement can be concluded, as determined by Ministerial Decree.The quality of surface water and groundwater is a priority for European and Flemish environmental policy. Reducing the pollution of water with nitrates from agriculture is an important objective. Farmers can contribute to the improvement of water quality locally by concluding a management agreement with the Flemish Land Agency. Such an agreement implies that the farmer grows a high proportion of low-risk profile crops on his arable land for five years.Low-risk profile crops have a low average nitrate residue. By growing such crops, the leaching of nitrogen to ground and surface water is reduced.In addition, high-risk crops supply many organic substances. This increases the carbon content in the soil and improves soil structure and soil biodiversity.Finally, crops with a low risk profile are characterised by low erosion susceptibility. This means that the run-off of soil particles, nutrients and pesticides to surface water is reduced.In order to conclude a water quality management agreement, the farmer must have at least 2 ha of arable land in use in the demarcated management areas at the start of the agreement (all eligible crops except permanent grassland, perennial fruit and ornamental crops and woody crops are considered arable land). Within the management areas, efforts are being made to accelerate the improvement of water quality. Farmers who have concluded a water quality management agreement receive an annual fee for this.The management areas for the management objective of improving water quality are demarcated on a proposal from the Flemish Land Agency.
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Tags
- agromilieu-klimaatmaatregel
- beheerovereenkomst
- waterkwaliteit
- bgwvs
- bgbw
- oppervlaktewater
- bgbb
- ecosysteemdienst
- beheergebieden-botanisch-beheer
- beheergebieden-akkerfauna
- bgavs
- glb
- pdpo
- beheergebieden-weidefauna
- landbouwbeleid
- plattelandsontwikkeling
- bgnat2000