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Farm ponds and diversification: some legal considerations

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: ALA Bulletin ; (11) December 1993, 5-8(4)Publication details: 1993Subject(s): Summary: Many farmers are looking to ponds and reservoirs as a means to generate income or to contribute to environmental conservation. There are funding and legal aspects to take into account when deciding whether to construct such impoundments, and this article advises on planning requirements, licencing, raising finance and the key provisions of the Reservoirs Act 1975.

Many farmers are looking to ponds and reservoirs as a means to generate income or to contribute to environmental conservation. There are funding and legal aspects to take into account when deciding whether to construct such impoundments, and this article advises on planning requirements, licencing, raising finance and the key provisions of the Reservoirs Act 1975.