Groundwater Regulations Charging Scheme
Issued on 30 November 1998 - Ref 46/98

SEPA has issued a consultation on a proposed Scheme of Charges in Respect of Authorisations under the Groundwater Regulations 1998.

The Regulations come into effect on 1 April 1999, but there are transitional provisions enabling applications for authorisations for existing activities to be made in the period 1 January 1999 to 31 March 1999.

The Scheme proposes a Standard Application Charge of £150, with the Transitional Application Charge being £120.

The Annual Charge is a product of 4 factors, namely: Volume Factor, Contents Factor, Receiving Environment Factor and the Financial Factor. During the financial year 1999/2000 the Financial Factor will be £315, and rising to £410 in the following financial year.

Responses to the consultation documents are to be made in writing to the Scottish Office by 23 December 1998, to:

Mr. Ian McDougal
The Scottish Office
Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Dept.
Environment Protection Unit Area 1J
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ

NOTES

The Groundwater Regulations are new regulations for Scotland that are being introduced to implement the EU directive on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances (80/68/EEC).

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