LV5: Pasture pumps and associated pipework

How much you’llwill be paid paid

£295.90 per pump.

HowWhere thisto itemuse benefitsthis the environmentitem

ProvidingAvailable livestockfor withCountryside anStewardship alternativeMid toTier, drinkingHigher fromTier watercourses reduces bank erosion, sediment pollution and theCapital faecal contamination of watercourses.Grants.

Where you can use this item 

You can use this item either:  Only:

• in areas targeted for the reduction of water pollution caused by farming, where livestock arehave been excluded from stream or surface waters

or:

• in Higher Tier to encourage grazing which helps to help manage and restore habitats (in(with Higher Tier with the agreement of Natural England)

You

Where cannot use this item tocannot be used

• To replace existing equipment in the same location.
  location

WhatHow youthis mustitem dowill tobenefit usethe this itemenvironment

YouThis must:item will provide livestock with an alternative to drinking from watercourses. It will reduce bank erosion, sediment pollution and the faecal contamination of watercourses.

Requirements

• install a low-lift, animal-operated pasture pump
• secure the pump to robust, preserved timber, for example to a sleeper or a posttimber
• construct a hardstanding area around the pump of at least 11m squareby metre (m²)1m
• dig the hardstanding area to a depth of at least 150150mm, millimetres (mm), or down to a naturally occurring hard surface
• compact hardcore on a geotextile liner to a depth of at least 150mm
• edge the hardstanding area with preserved timber (at(no leastsmaller than 150mm by 50mm)
• use medium-density polyethylene pipework with an external diameter of at least 25mm
• make sure that all the joints are watertight and made fromout of brass or plastic

 Evidence you must keep 

You must keep and providethat withthey yourare claim:

watertight
• photographsmake ofsure thethat site during the differentpump stagesmeets ofrelevant constructionBritish orStandards contracts,- invoicesexamine orcopies other documents confirming the technical specification for the completed works
• photographs of the completedmost worksup-to-date in place and installedstandards

Keeping records

YouAgreement mustholders alsowill need to keep the following records and providesupply them on request:

• any consents or permissions connected with the work
• receipted invoicesinvoices, or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
• photographs of site before works start

ReadPlease see the record keeping and siteinspection visit requirements as set out in the Agreementrelevant holder’sMid guide:Tier, Higher Tier or Capital Grants,Grants Higherguidance Tierfor capitalmore grantsdetail. andYou Protectioncan find the latest guidance at Countryside Stewardship: get funding to protect and Infrastructureimprove grantsthe forland moreyou information.manage.

Other

Agreement itemsholders youwill canneed useto keep the following records and supply them with thisthe itemclaim:

• photographs of the site during the different stages of construction or contracts, invoices or other documents confirming the technical specification for the completed works
• photographs of the completed works in place and installed

Related Mid Tier and Capital Grants items

YouThis item can usebe thisused itemon withthe thesesame items:

LV7:area Livestockas troughsthe following options and items:

• LV8:LV8 - Pipework associated with livestock troughs

• SW1 - 4m to 6m buffer strip on cultivated land
• SW2 - 4m to 6m buffer strip on intensive grassland
• SW11 - Riparian management strip

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UseHow many cattle the pump effectivelycan serve

APasture pumppumps can lift water up to around 5m high and pump to a distance of up to 50m. One One pump can provideserve 10 to 15 cattlecattle.

How withto water.get Youbest results from the pump

It may needbe necessary to train livestock to use the pump.

During

What winterto youdo should:

with the pump in the winter

• remove the pump and store it during the winter to protectguard against frost damage
• make sure the pump is available for inspection after it’sit is removed

British

Further Standards

information

CheckRead Countryside Stewardship: get funding to makeprotect sureand improve the workland meetsyou relevantmanage Britishto Standards.find out more information about Mid Tier, Higher Tier and Capital Grants including how to apply.