Livestock need regular access to drinking water, but significant poaching and dunging into the water can cause an issue for water quality.
Find out moreClimate change projections suggest warmer and wetter winters, that could increase the proportion of dirty water and slurry around the steading.
Farmers and growers are using biobeds or biofilters as a way to deal with drips, spills and splashes that occur when filling sprayers and mixing pesticides in sprayer handling areas.
Pesticides such as herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides can all cause problems for wildlife and water quality.
