Barbados Water Authority (Water Protection Zones) Order, 2023.

This Order lists 6 water protection zones across Barbados for the protection of the aquifer, the public water supply and the marine environment. These water protection zones are classified as: (1) Exclusion Zone (Zone A), (2) Pathogen Management Zone (Zone B), (3) Chemical Management Zone (Zone C), (4) Aquifer Recharge Contributing Area (Zone D), (5) Non-Recharge Contributing Area (Zone E), and Desalination Zone (Zone F). This Order lays down prohibited activities in the Zones, including but not limited to: livestock farming or animal husbandry; generation of animal waste, manure or pathogens; the use of any other chemical for agricultural purposes; the application or use of a manure-based or a chemical-based fertilizer to or on land; waste disposal; recycling of plastics; and the use of suckwells as the primary means of treatment of sewage and wastewater. It sets out penalties for the contravention to prohibited activities.