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Timelines
The following table displays when the Nutrient Management Regulation applies to various sectors.
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Sector or Activity |
Status |
Zone |
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N1, N2, N3 |
N4 |
N5 |
Nutrient Buffer Zones |
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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 |
|
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 |
|
Existing |
January 1, 2011 |
January 1, 2009 |
Not Applicable |
January 1, 2009 |
|
|
Golf courses/Driving ranges |
New or expanding |
Immediate |
Immediate |
Immediate |
Immediate |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
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*existing facilities are not
affected and can continue to operate
†excluding composting toilets and holding tanks.
