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Nutrient Management Regulation

Timelines

The following table displays when the Nutrient Management Regulation applies to various sectors.

Sector or Activity	Status	Zone
Sector or Activity	Status	N1, N2, N3	N4	N5	Nutrient Buffer Zones
Livestock operations	New or expanding	Immediate, as per Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation	Immediate, as per Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation	Not Applicable	Immediate, as per Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation
Livestock operations	Existing	Immediate, as per Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation	Immediate, as per Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation	Not Applicable	Immediate, as per Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation
Cropping sector	New or expanding	Immediate	Immediate	Not Applicable	Immediate
Cropping sector	Existing	January 1, 2011	January 1, 2009	Not Applicable	January 1, 2009
Golf courses/Driving ranges	New or expanding	Immediate	Immediate	Immediate	Immediate
Golf courses/Driving ranges	Existing	January 1, 2009	January 1, 2009	January 1, 2009	January 1, 2009
Application of fertilizers in urban and built up areas	New or expanding	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	January 1, 2009	Immediate
Application of fertilizers in urban and built up areas	Existing	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	January 1, 2009	January 1, 2009
Application of municipal wastewater sludge or biosolids	New or expanding	Immediate	Immediate	Not Applicable	Immediate
Application of municipal wastewater sludge or biosolids	Existing	January 1, 2011	January 1, 2009	Not Applicable	January 1, 2009
Prohibition on winter application of municipal wastewater sludge or biosolids	New or expanding	Immediate	Immediate	Not Applicable	Immediate
	Existing	January 1, 2011	January 1, 2009	Not Applicable	January 1, 2009
*Prohibition on siting new manure storage facilities, confined livestock areas, sewage treatment facilities, septic fields and onsite wastewater systems^†**	New or expanding	Not Applicable	Immediate	Not Applicable	Immediate
	Existing	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

*existing facilities are not affected and can continue to operate

^†excluding composting toilets and holding tanks.

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