- Seven councils completed less than 50% of their target inspections
- Results described as “extremely worrying” for water quality
- Local authorities struggling to fill inspector positions despite government funding
#Slurry
# slurry - Last week 25th May 2025 - 31st May 2025
# slurry - Last year 2024
Tenfold increase in farm inspections needed by some councils to meet EPA targets this year
- Many councils did not have dedicated resources to conduct farm inspections until recently
- Key slurry-related information is lacking across local authorities
- Under 4% of farms that use slurry are to be inspected in 2024 under new EPA targets