sec.18What is an effective vegetated treatment area

sec.18 What is an effective vegetated treatment area

An effective vegetated treatment area is an area— of at least 5m between— any point where low flow run-off can leave a place where a prescribed agricultural ERA product is used for relevant sugarcane growing; and the edge of a down-slope water body; and that has a slope of less than 2%; and in which there are no depressions more than 5cm deep; and depressions caused by the tracks or tyres of an agricultural machine or the movement of water at least 80% of which is covered by grass that is kept at a height of no more than 15cm. To remove any doubt, it is declared that the land on which the effective vegetated treatment area is situated and the adjacent land on which the relevant sugarcane growing is carried out need not be owned by the same person. To help users of this regulation, the chemical use (sugarcane growing) guideline provides guidance in identifying effective vegetated treatment areas. (sec.18-ssec.1) An effective vegetated treatment area is an area— of at least 5m between— any point where low flow run-off can leave a place where a prescribed agricultural ERA product is used for relevant sugarcane growing; and the edge of a down-slope water body; and that has a slope of less than 2%; and in which there are no depressions more than 5cm deep; and depressions caused by the tracks or tyres of an agricultural machine or the movement of water at least 80% of which is covered by grass that is kept at a height of no more than 15cm. (sec.18-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the land on which the effective vegetated treatment area is situated and the adjacent land on which the relevant sugarcane growing is carried out need not be owned by the same person. To help users of this regulation, the chemical use (sugarcane growing) guideline provides guidance in identifying effective vegetated treatment areas.

• (a) of at least 5m between— (i) any point where low flow run-off can leave a place where a prescribed agricultural ERA product is used for relevant sugarcane growing; and (ii) the edge of a down-slope water body; and
• (i) any point where low flow run-off can leave a place where a prescribed agricultural ERA product is used for relevant sugarcane growing; and
• (ii) the edge of a down-slope water body; and
• (b) that has a slope of less than 2%; and
• (c) in which there are no depressions more than 5cm deep; and Example— depressions caused by the tracks or tyres of an agricultural machine or the movement of water
• (d) at least 80% of which is covered by grass that is kept at a height of no more than 15cm.
• (i) any point where low flow run-off can leave a place where a prescribed agricultural ERA product is used for relevant sugarcane growing; and
• (ii) the edge of a down-slope water body; and