Order No. 622/98 approving the action programme for the vulnerable zone No. 2 - quaternary ground water reservoir of Aveiro. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 198/98 (I-B), 28 August 1998, pp. 4463-4464. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Water conservation zone Zoning Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Order approves the action programme for the vulnerable zone No. 2 - quaternary ground water reservoir of Aveiro. The aim of this Programme is to protect of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources and to avoid the freshwater pollution within the aforementioned zone, delimited by the National Highway 109, the railway Aveiro-Pampilhosa, the IP-1 and the railway Sernada do Vouga-Aveiro until the National Highway 109. It establishes maximum quantity of nitrogen or fertilizers (in kg/ha) to be used in agricultural cultivation according to the different plant species. Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Repealed by Order No. 705/2001 approving the action programme for the vulnerable zone No. 2 - quaternary groundwater reservoir of Aveiro. Legislation | Portugal | 2001 Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Groundwater, Fertilizers/nutrients Source: FAO, FAOLEX