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Recommendation 76
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Paragraph: 372
Pollution across river catchments must be progressively reduced from all sources in the catchment until...
Recommendation
Pollution across river catchments must be progressively reduced from all sources in the catchment until it does not exceed the capacity of the land and the rivers to handle the nutrients. We therefore recommend that DEFRA direct the Environment Agency and Natural England to calculate nutrient budgets for each river catchment in England.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
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