http://www.sepa.org.uk Scottish Environment Protection Agency en-gb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:50:36 GMT @ SEPA http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news.aspx 15 http://www.sepa.org.uk http://www.sepa.org.uk/plugins/Rss/images/rss_feed.gif The one hundred and seventeenth meeting of the Agency Board will take place at 1.30pm on Tuesday 14 February 2012 in the Boardroom, Bremner House, Castle Business Park, Stirling http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/sepa_board/agendas_and_papers/14_feb_2012.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/sepa_board/agendas_and_papers/14_feb_2012.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:34:58 GMT News Articles The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) received a draft plan for Dalgety Bay from the Ministry of Defence on 31 January. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2012/sepa_statement_-_dalgety_bay_p.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2012/sepa_statement_-_dalgety_bay_p.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:34:58 GMT News Articles Scotland's environment watchdog hopes that fines handed out to a Perthshire landowner and his contractor today (19 January 2012) will act as a reminder to anyone organising or carrying out engineering works in rivers that any resulting damage to the http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2012/perthshire_landowner_and_contr.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2012/perthshire_landowner_and_contr.aspx?lang=en-gb Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:56:01 GMT News Articles A waste company was fined £1,650 today (12 January 2012) at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for burning waste at its site in Loanhead. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2012/waste_burning_leads_to_fine_fo.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2012/waste_burning_leads_to_fine_fo.aspx?lang=en-gb Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:06:43 GMT News Articles Scotland's environment watchdog is hoping that a £1,350 fine handed to a waste management company at Paisley Sheriff Court for falsifying records will serve as a warning to others in the industry that such behaviour will not be tolerated. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2012/falsifying_paperwork_leads_to.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2012/falsifying_paperwork_leads_to.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:06:42 GMT News Articles A Dumfries college that specialises in training and education for the land-based and animal care industries was fined £2,900 on 23 December 2011, after unauthorised work was carried out on a local watercourse. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2012/dumfries_water_works_cost_coll.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2012/dumfries_water_works_cost_coll.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:06:42 GMT News Articles Big hearted SEPA Stirling Office staff have once again over indulged in drinks and sweets to give Stirlingshire kids a treat this Christmas. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/sweet_toothed_staff_help_stirl.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/sweet_toothed_staff_help_stirl.aspx?lang=en-gb Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:30:30 GMT News Articles The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has appointed a new Chief Executive. He is Professor James Curran MBE, who is currently SEPA’s Director of Science and Strategy. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/new_chief_executive_for_scotti.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/new_chief_executive_for_scotti.aspx?lang=en-gb Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:48:30 GMT News Articles A power company was fined £8,500 at Fort William Sheriff Court today (6 December) for removing water from a Highland burn without the appropriate authorisation, meaning no conditions were in place to protect the water environment. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/electricity_producer_fined_for.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/electricity_producer_fined_for.aspx?lang=en-gb Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:19:18 GMT News Articles The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has established a group of independent experts in radioactivity to help provide advice and guidance on the contamination at Dalgety Bay. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/sepa_sets_up_expert_group_to_p.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/sepa_sets_up_expert_group_to_p.aspx?lang=en-gb Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:19:52 GMT News Articles The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued flood alerts covering most of the country with the exception of the east coast. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/flooding_update_wed_30_nov.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/flooding_update_wed_30_nov.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:16:29 GMT News Articles Information hub launched as State of Environment report paints positive picture http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/seweb_gateway_to_scotland’s_e.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/seweb_gateway_to_scotland’s_e.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:08:28 GMT News Articles The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued flood alerts covering most of the country with the exception of the East coast. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/flooding_update_tuesday_29_nov.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/flooding_update_tuesday_29_nov.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:08:28 GMT News Articles Capturing the petrol vapours released into the environment from the refuelling of cars will soon be a requirement for larger petrol stations in Scotland. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/petrol_stations_to_capture_ref.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/petrol_stations_to_capture_ref.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:08:28 GMT News Articles Official Statistics released today by statisticians at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) show that Scotland's local authorities recycled 43.6% of the household waste they collected in the three months between April 2011 and June 2011. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/official_statistics_-_househol.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/official_statistics_-_househol.aspx?lang=en-gb Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:08:28 GMT News Articles Operators dealing with end of life vehicles are being reminded of the importance of ensuring they follow licence conditions after a salvage and recovery operator was fined £27,000 at Airdrie Sheriff Court yesterday (24 November). http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/muirhead_salvage_operator_fine.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/muirhead_salvage_operator_fine.aspx?lang=en-gb Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:15:00 GMT News Articles SEPA today chaired a meeting of the Dalgety Bay Forum, and laid out its expectation for the Ministry of Defence to come back with a credible long-term remediation plan for the area by the end of February 2012. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/sepa_sets_deadline_for_dalget.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/sepa_sets_deadline_for_dalget.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:28:51 GMT News Articles Radioactive contamination at Dalgety Bay is a complex technical issue requiring careful but urgent attention and involving a number of public bodies as well as the local community. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/campbell_gemmell_-_dalgety_bay.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/campbell_gemmell_-_dalgety_bay.aspx?lang=en-gb Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:32:08 GMT News Articles Work going on at Queensferry to prevent a leak from a surface water drainage pipe has stopped any further pollution reaching the Firth of Forth. http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/water_discharge_into_firth_of.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/water_discharge_into_firth_of.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:19:19 GMT News Articles The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has been in attendance at the site of the spill at Queensferry since yesterday morning (14 November). http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/1245_-_sepa_sta.aspx?lang=en-gb http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/news/2011/1245_-_sepa_sta.aspx?lang=en-gb Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:16:29 GMT News Articles