Information Asset Register (IAR)

The following is a list of SEPA's environmental datasets.

Title: Environmental Change Network
IARN: SE001-001
Identifier_Acronym: ECN
Description: Sampling to monitor long-term change in the UK via a network of sites sponsored by various partner organisations
Subject: Environmental monitoring
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19850101 1 January 1985
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Various
Language: English
Creator:

ECN,
CEH Merlewood,
Grange-over-Sands,
Cumbria,
LA11 6JU -

http://www.ecn.ac.uk external link - for UK collated data

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: Applications for data should be made direct to ECN at http://www.ecn.ac.uk/request.htm external link
Internal information: SE001-001

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Title: Strategic Biological Monitoring in Scotland
IARN: SE001-002
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Long term monitoring on biological quality and trends of rivers
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Rivers, Water Quality, Freshwater
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19700101 1 January 1970
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: GWBasic/Access databases
Language: English
Creator:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production
Internal information: SE001-002

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Title: Surface Waters Directive (76/464/EEC) Monitoring
IARN: SE001-003
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Monitoring of the release of dangerous substances into aquatic environment as required by Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Wastewater, EU Directives,Aquatic Monitoring
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19800101 1 January 1980
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production
Internal information: SE001-003

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Title: Monitoring of inputs of substances listed in North Sea Declaration
IARN: SE001-004
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: The programme monitors inputs of substances listed in Annex 1A of the Declaration to the North Sea from major river systems. This initiative resulted from an action programme agreed by ministers at the Third North Sea Conference in The Hague in 1990.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Aquatic Monitoring, Water Quality, Coasts, Pollutants (Metals), Pollutants (Chemicals)
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19910101 1 January 1991
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-004

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Title: Bathing Waters Monitoring
IARN: SE001-005
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Monitoring of designated bathing waters during bathing season as required by 76/160EEC Bathing Waters Directive
Subject: Environmental monitoring, EU Directives, Bathing Waters, Water Quality, Coasts
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19850101 1 January 1985
Updating frequency: Fortnightly between June and mid-September
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: ORACLE database for data archive Results from 1998 to date available on SEPA website.
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

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Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-005

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Title: Monitoring under Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulations 1994
IARN: SE001-006
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Biological, chemical and marine waters monitoring of discharges of waste waters
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Urban Drainage, Wastewater, EU Directives, Pollution, Diffuse
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19920101 1 January 1992
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: ORACLE database, Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-006

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Title: Monitoring under Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC)
IARN: SE001-007
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Monitoring of water pollution caused by diffuse pollution from agricultural sources
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Agriculture, Agricultural Pollution, EU Directives, Nitrogen Dioxide
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19930101 1 January 1993
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-007

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Title: Monitoring under Quality of Surface Freshwater (77/795/EEC)
IARN: SE001-008
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Sampling information from a selected list of sites from the Harmonised Monitoring database as required under Exchange of Information on the quality of surface freshwater directive (77/795/EEC)
Subject: Environmental monitoring, EU Directives, Freshwater, Water Pollution, Water Quality
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19800101 1 January 1980
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-008

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Title: Harmonised Montoring Scheme
IARN: SE001-009
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Collection of data in Scotland on water quality, providing information on pollution loads from rivers to estuaries and assess long term trends
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Water Quality, Estuaries, EU Directives, Water Quality, Freshwater, Rivers
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19740101 1 January 1974
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: ORACLE database, Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-009

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Title: River discharge data
IARN: SE001-010
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: River flow data collected as part of National River Archive which is also used for flood warning purposes
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Rivers, Flood Forecasting
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19500101 1 January 1950
Updating frequency: Monthly
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Database: Hydrology with with output available in spreadsheet format.
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information:

SE001-010

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Title: Rainfall data
IARN: SE001-011
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Rainfall data collected for Met Office National Archive and used for flood warning, includes daily and short period rainfall data.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Precipitation, Flood Forecasting
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19750101 1 January 1975
Updating frequency: Monthly
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Database: Rainark with output available in spreadsheet format.
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-011

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Title: Monitoring under Oslo and Paris Commission (OSPARCOM)
IARN: SE001-012
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Monitoring to assess all river borne and direct inputs of selected pollutants to specified waters, arising from Paris Convention 1974.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Water Quality - Coasts, Water Quality - Estuaries, Pollutants (Chemicals), Pollutants (Metals)
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19900101 1 January 1990
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-012

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Title: Monitoring under Surface Waters (Fishlife) Classfication (Scotland)
IARN: SE001-013
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Monitoring of of agreed sites in designated stretches of freshwaters to improve and protect the water quality of rivers which are or could be capable of supporting fish life for EEC 78/659/EEC Freshwater Fisheries Directive.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Water Quality, Freshwater, EU Directives, Rivers, Freshwater Fisheries
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19830101 1 January 1983
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-013

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Title: Monitoring under Shellfish Water Regulations 1997
IARN: SE001-014
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Monitoring of designated shellfish waters in tidal areas to ensure that standards set in regulations are met for Shellfish Waters Directive 79/923/EEC
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Water Quality - Estuaries, Water Quality - Coasts, Fisheries, EU Directives
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19800101 1 January 1980
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-014

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Title: SEPA's monitoring programme for Radioactivity in the environment and associated data
IARN: SE001-015
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Monitoring to determine levels of radioactivity in the environment as consequence of releases.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Food, Radioactive Contamination
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 1985010 1 January 1985
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Data collated in Radioactivity in the Food and Environment (RIFE) Annual report.
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-015

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Title: UK National Marine Monitoring Plan (NMMP)
IARN: SE001-016
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Monitoring to give nationally consistent assessment of environmental quality in major estuaries, intermediate and offshore locations around the UK coastline.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Water Quality - Coasts, Water Quality - Estuaries
Coverage: Scotland - SEPA East and West Region areas only
Date: 19930101 1 January 1993
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-016

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Title: Mussel Watch monitoring
IARN: SE001-031
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Monitoring as part of UK national initiative to monitor impact of discharges on mussels
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Shellfish, Water Quality - Coasts, Water Quality - Estuaries, Pollutants (Metals)
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 1990----
Updating frequency: Every 2 years
Date last updated: 1999----
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Excel spreadsheets
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-031

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Title: Coastal Classification Scheme
IARN: SE001-032
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Classification of coastal waters using pre-existing survey data from chemical, biological, microbiological and aesthetic monitoring.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Water Quality, Coasts
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19950601 1 June 1995
Updating frequency: Annual; In-depth survey every 5 years
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Archive data in Excel spreadsheets. Current data available here in PDF or CSV format
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-032

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Title: Estuarine Classification Scheme
IARN: SE001-033
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Classification of estuarine waters using pre-existing survey data from chemical, biological and aesthetic monitoring
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Water Quality, Estuaries
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19950601 1 June 1995
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Archive data in Excel spreadsheets. Current data available here in PDF or CSV format
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-033

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Title: Loch Classification Scheme
IARN: SE001-034
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Classification of lentic waters using pre-existing survey data from chemical and biological monitoring.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Water Quality, Freshwater
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19950601 1 June 1995
Updating frequency: 5 yearly
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Available on SEPA Website
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-034

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Title: Monitoring of Non-Designated Bathing Waters
IARN: SE001-035
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Microbiological monitoring of bathing waters not designated under Bathing Waters (Classification) Regulations 1991 sampled fortnightly between June and mid-September.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Bathing Waters, Water Quality - Coasts, Water Quality - Estuaries
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19960401 1 April 1996
Updating frequency: Annual
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Available here
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-035

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Title: River Classification Scheme
IARN: SE001-036
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Classification of rivers using pre-existing survey data from chemical, biological and aesthetic monitoring.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Water Quality, Freshwater, Rivers
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19950601 1 June 1995
Updating frequency: Annual; detailed survey every 5 years
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: Current summary data available on SEPA Website at here, downloadable in PDF or CSV format
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-036

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Title: River Habitat Survey
IARN: SE001-037
Identifier_Acronym: -
Description: Biological monitoring to assess physical character and quality of river habitats along selected 500m stretches.
Subject: Environmental monitoring, Water Quality - Freshwater, Rivers, Biological Monitoring, Habitats
Coverage: Scotland
Date: 19940101 1 January 1994
Updating frequency: Quarterly
Source: Environmental monitoring carried out by SEPA
Format: CD-Rom
Language: English
Creator: Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Contact_Distributor:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
Erskine Court,
The Castle Business Park,
Stirling,
FK9 4TR

Email requests

Rights: Limited
Comment: This information is available upon application. Charges may be levied to cover the costs of data production.
Internal information: SE001-037

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