Catchment Sensitive Farming Programme: Document archive
England Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative
Defra papers
Mapping
the problem (compact version for on-screen viewing) (PDF 800 KB)
This report provides the latest information on areas in
[Note: a slightly amended version of this document was issued on 23 July
2004 to address a minor issue with one of the figures.]
- Initial
appraisal of policy instruments to reduce diffuse water pollution from
agriculture (June 2004) (PDF 200 KB)
This provides further detailed analysis of the potential advantages and disadvantages of different measures to tackle diffuse water pollution.
Papers produced for Defra
Impacts of the CAP Reform Agreement On Diffuse Water Pollution From
Agriculture (April 2004)
Conducted by GFA-RACE and IEEP, this study explores how the CAP reform agreement
of 26 June 2003 will change farming patterns and practices which presently
impact on diffuse water pollution from agriculture in England.
- Final report (PDF 1 MB - N.B. large file)
- Executive summary (PDF 100 KB)
- One-page summary (PDF 50 KB)
Land Use Scenarios Report (December 2003)
This study, carried out for Defra, focuses on phosphorus and nitrogen and looks
at the likely scale of changes to agriculture needed to achieve 'good ecological
status' required by the Water Framework Directive.
- Final report (PDF 170 KB)
- Appendices (PDF 1.2 MB - N.B. large file)
- Tables (PDF 70 KB)
- Figures (MS Word 5.3 MB - N.B. large file. This is only available as a Word document)
- Final report (PDF 600 KB)
Water Framework Directive - indicative costs of agricultural measures (July 2003)
This report, produced as part of the third consultation on the Water Framework Directive, provides details and illustrative costs of the farm practice changes likely to be needed to meet the requirements of the Directive in the arable, sheep and dairy sectors in England and Wales.
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