SEPA Data publication

SEPA Data publication

We publish a range of datasets related to the environment, and we are continually reviewing and adding to this list. Please use our online form to contact us if you cannot find the dataset you require.

We have a Corrections policy for handling revisions and corrections to the statistical summaries we produce. Our User engagement policy specifies how we engage with users to ensure our statistics are relevant, accessible and meet their needs.

Browser extension guidance

You may require a browser extension where the Access Format of the data is 'Download*'.

Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge do not automatically style ATOM Download data feeds. You can use Google Chrome with the RSS Feed Reader Extension or Microsoft Edge with the RSS Feed Reader Extension to access the ATOM download services. Extensions are managed via the jigsaw piece icon in the top right-hand corner of the browser window.

Alternatively, there are REST and WMS map services available to view the data directly in a GIS without the need to download the data.

Metadata for Spatial Data that is published under the EU INSPIRE Directive can be found at SSDI

This fulfils our commitment to the Scottish Government’s Open Data strategy – to publish an Open data publication plan and list of datasets that are and will be published.

Data area Application Licence level Access formats
Air
Air Monitoring Sites Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Volcanic Ash Volcanic Emissions Network SEPA website conditions of use CSV
Aquaculture information
Aquaculture Monthly biomass & treatment reports See LEGAL (Use of this website) CSV
Aquaculture Marine Fish Farm Data analysis SEWeb T&C CSV
Sea Lice Reporting (Current) Scotland's aquaculture - sea lice data (arcgis.com) Open Government Licence version 3.0 CSV
Sea Lice Reporting (Historic) ms_sea_lice.zip Open Government Licence version 3.0 ZIP
Wild Salmonid Protection Zones Map view Acknowledgement of the copyright and source of the data is required by including the following attribution statement:
© Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Contains OS data Copyright Crown copyright and database right (year).
Open Government Licence
BNG ESRI Geodatabase
WGS84 ESRI Geodatabase
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS
REST
Authorised sites
Compliance Assessment Scheme Assessment Reports   View only
Authorised sites Map view (Add map layer to view "authorised sites") Open Government Licence

Download*

WMS

REST

Find an authorised document Find an authorisation document - PPC A Open Government Licence  
Find authorisation information - PPC, WML, CAR Find authorisation information Open Government Licence View only
Ecological data
ECN The ECN Data Centre ECN T&Cs  
Habitat eDNA monitoring project Our Research Open Government Licence 3.0 Excel
Flooding information
Flood Risk Management Maps Flood Risk Management Maps SEPA Flood maps: Acceptance of Terms and Conditions View only
Flood Risk Management Plans FRM Plans Terms & Conditions are embedded within each individual plan View only
National Flood Risk Assessment NFRA Map NFRA Data Terms and Conditions View only
Check your flood risk Check your flood risk SEPA Flood maps: Acceptance of Terms and Conditions View only
River Flood Maps Flood Maps
Flood Map guidance

Any use of these products must fully acknowledge the sources of the data: ©SEPA 2023; this SEPA product is licenced under the Open Government Licence 3.0.

With attribution

ESRI Geodatabase 
1.07 GB (compressed)
Coastal Flood Maps Flood Maps
Flood Map guidance
Any use of these products must fully acknowledge the sources of the data: ©SEPA 2023; this SEPA product is licenced under the Open Government Licence 3.0

With attribution
ESRI Geodatabase 
136 MB (compressed)
Surface Water Flood Maps Flood Maps
Flood Map guidance
Any use of these products must fully acknowledge the sources of the data: ©SEPA 2023; this SEPA product is licenced under the Open Government Licence 3.0

With attribution
ESRI Geodatabase 
1.59 GB (compressed)
FRM Local Plan Districts FRM Plans Any use of this product must fully acknowledge the sources of the data: ©SEPA 2022; this SEPA product is licenced under the Open Government Licence 3.0
Some features of this information are based on digital spatial data licences from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology ©UKCEH, contains Ordnance Survey Data ©Crown Copyright and Database Right 2007”
ESRI Geodatabase
1.2 MB (compressed)
GeoPackage
3.8 MB (compressed)
Potentially Vulnerable Areas Flood Maps Any use of this product must fully acknowledge the sources of the data: ©SEPA 2022; this SEPA product is licenced under the Open Government Licence 3.0
Some features of this information are based on digital spatial data licences from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology ©UKCEH, contains Ordnance Survey Data ©Crown Copyright and Database Right 2007”
ESRI Geodatabase
3.2 MB (compressed)
GeoPackage
0.8 MB (compressed)
FRM Target Areas FRM Plans Any use of this product must fully acknowledge the sources of the data: ©SEPA 2022; this SEPA product is licenced under the Open Government Licence 3.0 ESRI Geodatabase
155 KB (compressed)
GeoPackage
224 KB (compressed)
Hydrometry – river flow, water levels and rainfall
All Hydrometric information - river flow, water levels and rainfall Customer guide for accessing Hydrometric data
Customer guide for understanding information received from Hydrometry
 Various - see guide  See guide
Hydrometric station list  -  details and location – river, loch, tide and rainfall Station details N/A N/A
Hydrometric data - Level, flow, rainfall SEPA Time Series Data Service Open Government Licence version 3.0 API
Automated Rainfall data (beta) Rainfall data Open Government Licence 3.0 with attribution CSV
Excel
Water Levels Water Level Data Open Government Licence version 3.0 CSV, Shape
Scottish River flow data via the National River Flow Archive NRFA Data Search NRFA Data Terms and Conditions CSV
Advice from SEPA Hydrometry staff  hydrometry-requests@sepa.org.uk    
Archived hydrometric data foi@sepa.org.uk Open Government Licence 3.0 with attribution various
Pollutant release information
Scottish pollutant release inventory Search SPRI data returns Open Government Licence View only
  Data analysis Open Government Licence CSV
Air Releases Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Waste Transfers Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Waste Water Releases Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Water Releases Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Air Monitoring Points Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Effluent monitoring points Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Gaseous monitoring points Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Land Monitoring Points Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Sediment Monitoring Points Map View Open Government Licence WMS
REST
Soil Monitoring Points Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Waste monitoring points Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Water monitoring points Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Environmental monitoring sites: air, effluent, gaseous, land, sediment, soil, waste, water see Access Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Waste information
Batteries National Packaging Waste Database - Batteries   pdf
Household waste Household waste data Open Government Licence Excel
  Data analysis Open Government Licence CSV
Scottish Communities Landfill Fund tool Scottish Communities Landfill Fund SEPA Reuse statement CSV
Packaging waste - register of accredited exporters and reprocessors National Packaging Waste Database - Packaging n/a pdf
Recyclate Quality Data analysis Open Government Licence CSV
Registered Waste Carriers and Brokers Registered Waste Carriers and Brokers n/a HTML
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Public register WEEE - Public Register SEPA List n/a CSV
pdf
  WEEE - Public Registers UK n/a pdf
Waste data reporting (All Sources) Waste from all sources Open Government Licence Excel
pdf
  Data analysis Open Government Licence CSV
Waste data reporting (Business) Business waste data Open Government Licence Excel
pdf
Waste site information Data analysis Open Government Licence CSV
Waste management infrastructure capacity data Waste management infrastructure capacity data Open Government Licence Excel
Water general information
Bathing Water Control Zones see Access Open Government License BNG Shapefile
WGS84 Shapefile
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS
REST
Bathing Water Areas Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Bathing Water Points Locations SEPA website condions of use MAP and PDF Reports
  Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Bathing Water Analysis Data analysis SEWeb T&C 10.1 CSV
Reservoirs (Information) Reservoirs SEPA website condions of use View only
Reservoirs (maps) Controlled reservoirs register SEPA website condions of use View only
Scottish Wetland inventory Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Main river and coastal catchments see Access Open Government Licence version 3.0 . Required Acknowledgements: © SEPA. Some features of this information are based on digital spatial data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology © NERC (CEH). Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right]. Download*
WMS
REST
River and loch waterbody nested catchments see Access Download*
WMS
REST
Baseline water body intercatchments see Access Download*
WMS
REST
Baseline Confluences Nested Catchments see Access Download*
WMS
REST
Baseline Confluence Inter Catchments see Access Download*
WMS
REST
Bathing Water catchment areas see Access   Download*
WMS
REST
Water Framework Directive (WFD) River Basin Districts see Access Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Sub-Basin Districts - Area Advisory Groups see Access Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Drought Risk Assessment Tool Drought Risk Assessment Tool Open Government Licence JSON
XML
CSV
GeoJson
Drinking Water protected areas (Rivers) see Access Open Government Licence BNG Shapefile
WGS84 Shapefile
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS
REST
Drinking Water protected areas (Loch) see Access Open Government Licence

BNG Shapefile
WGS84 Shapefile
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS
REST

Drinking Water protected areas (Catchments) see Access Open Government Licence BNG Shapefile
WGS84 Shapefile
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS
REST
Drinking Water protected areas (Groundwater) see Access Open Government Licence BNG Shapefile
WGS84 Shapefile
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS
REST
Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive Sensitive Areas (Rivers) see Access

Acknowledgement of the copyright and source of the data is required by including the following attribution statement: © Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Contains OS data Copyright Crown copyright and database right (year).

Open Government Licence
BNG ESRI Geodatabase
WGS84 ESRI Geodatabase
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS
REST
Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive Sensitive Areas (Lochs) see Access

Acknowledgement of the copyright and source of the data is required by including the following attribution statement: © Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Contains OS data Copyright Crown copyright and database right (year).

Open Government Licence
BNG ESRI Geodatabase
WGS84 ESRI Geodatabase
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS
REST
Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive Sensitive Areas (Estuary) see Access

Acknowledgement of the copyright and source of the data is required by including the following attribution statement: © Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Contains OS data Copyright Crown copyright and database right (year).

Open Government Licence

BNG ESRI Geodatabase
WGS84 ESRI Geodatabase
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS
REST
Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive Sensitive Areas (Catchments) see Access

Required Acknowledgements: © Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Some features of this information are based on digital spatial data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Copyright NERC (CEH). Contains OS data Copyright Crown copyright [and database right].

Open Government Licence
BNG ESRI Geodatabase
WGS84 ESRI Geodatabase
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS
REST
Shellfish Water Protected Areas see Access

Acknowledgement of the copyright and source of the data is required by including the following attribution statement: © Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Contains OS data Copyright Crown copyright and database right (year).

Open Government Licence

BNG ESRI Geodatabase
WGS84 ESRI Geodatabase
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS

REST
Shellfish Water Protected Areas (Catchments) see Access

Required Acknowledgements: © Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Some features of this information are based on digital spatial data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Copyright NERC (CEH). Contains OS data Copyright Crown copyright [and database right].

Open Government Licence

BNG ESRI Geodatabase
WGS84 ESRI Geodatabase
BNG Geopackage
WGS84 Geopackage
WMS

REST

Water Environment Fund (WEF) Current and Potential Project Locations see Access Open Government Licence

BNG Shapefile

WGS84 Shapefile

BNG Geopackage

WGS84 Geopackage

WMS

REST

Geomorphic Risk Buffer see Access Open Government Licence

BNG Shapefile

WGS84 Shapefile

BNG Geopackage

WGS84 Geopackage

Riparian Vegetation Planting Opportunities (25m raster) see Access Open Government Licence

BNG geoTIFF

WGS84 geoTIFF

River Recovery Potential Map View

View only, no download. 

Required acknowledgement:

© Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Based on digital spatial data licensed from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Copyright NERC(CEH). (preceded if appropriate by 'some features of this map are'). Contains Ordnance Survey data Copyright Crown copyright and database right [year].

WMS

Water Condition information
Water Classification Hub Water Classification Hub SEPA Reuse statement  
Coastal Classifications Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Groundwater Classifications Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Estuaries Classifications Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Loch Classifications Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
River Classifications Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
Obstacles to Fish Migration Map View Open Government Licence Download*
WMS
REST
River basin management planning Water environment hub Composite (SEPA, OS, CEH, EA, SNH) CSV
Water Information System for Europe (WISE) Status of Water Quality EEA Legal Notice pdf
LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)
Digital Terrain Model (DTM),
Digital Surface Model (DSM),
Raw Data (.LAS files)
Scottish Remote Sensing Portal Open Government Licence ASCII
LAS
WMS