The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

5. WATER

Table 5.11 Water pollution events arising from agricultural practice, 1987-1996 Source of pollution 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Total 713 572 462 535 521 400 546 542 377 332 Cattle, pigs and poultry 51 50 51 37 41 47 46 60 50 40 Slurry store 67 74 66 57 41 39 59 50 44 34 Dungstead 27 31 17 12 15 39 28 33 16 26 Dairy premises 15 25 25 22 34 16 29 30 12 15 Milk bottling plant - - 3 - - - - - 1 - Sheep dipper unit 7 8 13 18 22 13 11 11 6 13 Vegetable washing unit 5 5 8 6 7 4 7 7 - - Silage effluent 428 282 173 281 273 136 203 203 110 90 Chemicals/fertilisers 12 19 17 8 12 10 7 7 7 6 Run-off from land 31 33 36 29 18 26 29 29 27 21 Waste treatment - - - 1 - 1 2 2 - 2 Farm tip 19 9 9 4 8 11 14 14 3 5 Oil 9 16 18 24 13 15 27 27 20 18 Stream cleaning 14 8 6 2 8 5 14 14 7 25 Miscellaneous 28 12 20 33 29 38 55 55 74 37 Source: SOAEFD