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Farming for cleaner water and healthier soil in Yorkshire and the Humber
This map shows the priority areas for ELS water and soil protection options in the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
It shows the areas that are failing the Water Framework Directive standards due to agriculture. These include water bodies at high or good status that are at risk of deteriorating due to agriculture, and water bodies at less than good status with a confirmed agricultural reason for failure.
Grey: Surface Water Priority Areas*
Red: Groundwater Priority Areas**
Green: Catchments affecting Shellfish Waters & Bathing Waters
Each of these can be addressed by the use of appropriate ELS or UELS options, as listed in these tables: (110kb)
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Download a copy of this map: (696kb)
Farms within Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ)
should especially focus on options that reduce nitrate leaching, such as winter cover crops.Farms within Catchment Sensitive Farming priority catchments
may be eligible for free training on specific measures to reduce water pollution, and may also be eligible for capital grants towards the improvement or installation of facilities that would benefit water quality by reducing diffuse pollution.
Find out more about farming for cleaner water and healthier soil
For more on these options and where to find more detailed guidance see Farming for cleaner water and healthier soil.
Choosing other ELS options in Yorkshire and the Humber
We have also produced maps showing the prority areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber region for:
You can also view details of the priority historic environment sites in the region.
* Freshwater Fish Directive sites, Natura 2000 SSSI , Surface Water Drinking Water Protected Areas, and WFD Rivers & Lakes
**Groundwater Protected Areas & WFD Groundwater
