Diffuse pollution of water from non-agricultural sources
Run off from transport, on street activities such as car washing, industrial estates, forestry and leisure industries and discharges from contaminated land all contribute to diffuse pollution from non-agricultural sources.In order to ensure a further improvement to water quality, it is important that the impacts of non-agricultural sources are evaluated and, where necessary, controlled. Mechanisms to tackle impacting sources need to be developed and implemented alongside those being established to combat diffuse pollution from agriculture.
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