December 2003

• Scottish Water fined for pollution
  (23rd Dec)
  
  
• East Lothian Farmer Fined
  (22nd Dec)
  
  
• Inveresk Plc Fined for Pollution Incidents
  (22nd Dec)
  
  
• Bathing Waters report for 2003 published, results best yet for Scotland
  (22nd Dec)
  
  
• SEPA Publishes Annual Report
  (19th Dec)
  
  
• Glenrothes company fined £10,000 for pollution
  (17th Dec)
  
  
• First 50 UK Companies Sign Up For Innovative EMS Study – More Volunteers Needed!
  (16th Dec)
  
  
• Awards for Wildlife Champions
  (11th Dec)
  
  
• Sepa East Regional Board Meeting
  (10th Dec)
  
  
• Scottish Water fined for Red Burn Pollution
  (10th Dec)
  
  
• Western Isles companies go for greater profit with Business WINS
  (4th Dec)
  
  
• Weber Shandwick Release issued on behalf of the VIBES partners:
  Winners announced for top National Award
  (3rd Dec)
  
  
• Flaring at Mossmorran
  (2nd Dec)
  
  

November 2003

• Habitat Award Shortlisted Announced
  (30th Nov)
  
  
• South West on flood alert
  (28th Nov)
  
  
• Western Isles goes for 'Business WINS'
  (25th Nov)
  
  
• Use Of Waste Material On Common Grazings Land
  (17th Nov)
  
  
• Environmental advice aim of regulatory visits
  (17th Nov)
  
  
• Sepa North Board Meets In Fort William
  (17th Nov)
  
  
• Hotels & Restaurants to benefit from online Environmental Regs
  (17th Nov)
  
  
• Mixed Grades for Water Quality in the West
  (6th Nov)
  
  
• Evidence of historical TBT contamination in Loch Ryan
  (3rd Nov)
  
  

October 2003

• Natural resources focus of new Dee-Ken Plan
  (30th Oct)
  
  
• Radioactivity in the Environment Report
  (29th Oct)
  
  
• Thurso 'Veteran' retires
  (27th Oct)
  
  
• Something old, something new for St Andrews
  (20th Oct)
  
  
• Fine for quarry firm
  (9th Oct)
  
  
• Scottish Water fined
  (8th Oct)
  
  
• Perth businesses prepare for flooding
  (8th Oct)
  
  
• Flood Fair comes to Glasgow
  (6th Oct)
  
  
• Message on good farming practice needs to be reinforced
  (6th Oct)
  
  
• Statement: Dye Testing on River South Esk, Montrose : Friday 3rd October
  (2nd Oct)
  
  
• Dunnet water quality action
  (1st Oct)
  
  
• Statement: Clyde, Kelvin and Irvine Rivers to get new flood warning schemes
  (1st Oct)
  
  
• Statement: SEPA to provide flood maps on the Internet
  (1st Oct)
  

September 2003

• New on-line flood maps, and new flood warning schemes for Clyde, Kelvin and Irvine as part of ‘Preparing for Floods' - Photocall/Interview Opportunity
  (30th September)
  
  
• Fine for Lochaber hatchery
  (29th September)
  
  
• Scottish Pollution Inventory (SPI) gets mapping
  (26th September)
  
  
• Flood Awareness Attitudes Research Findings - 9th Sep
  (25th September)
  
  
• SEPA urges Scots to prepare for flooding
  (25th September)
  
  
• South East Scotland's bathing waters achieve best ever results
  (22nd September)
  
  
• Sir Ken reappointed as SEPA Chair
  (22nd September)
  
  
• Best Year for Scottish Bathing Waters
  (22nd September)
  
  
• Soil fertility gets a dusting
  (15th September)
  
  
• Best Year Yet For North Bathing Water
  (15th September)
  
  
• Access for SEPA to Communications Data under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)
  (12th September)
  
  
• North of Scotland landfill capacity running out
  (11th September)
  
  
• North of Scotland Water Quality results 1999-2002
  (10th September)
  
  
• SEPA East Regional Board meeting
  (8th September)
  
  
• SEPA consults on Regulation Principles
  (8th September)
  
  
• SEPA consults on groundwater protection
  (5th September)
  
  
• Action to prevent Slurry Pollution
  (2nd September)
  

August 2003

• Statement: Proposed Energy from Waste Plant at Altens, Aberdeen
  (25th Aug)
  
  
• Scottish Water fined for Clyde pollution
  (20th August)
  
  
• Sepa North Board Meets In Elgin
  (20th August)
  
  
• Statement: Sandside Petition Hearing
  (15th Aug)
  
  
• Statement: River Dee Fish Deaths
  (15th Aug)
  
  
• Waste Fine For Inverbervie Business
  (15th August)
  
  
• SEPA staff take to the hills for cleaner water
  (15th August)
  
  
• Scottish Water fined for Gourock Pollution
  (4th August)
  
  
• Quarry firm admonished for pollution incident
  (1st August)
  

July 2003

• Statement: SEPA management of Dounreay regulation
  (30th July)
  
  
• Record Rainfall in Dumfries and Galloway
  (29th July)
  
  
• Major changes to Dounreay authorisation
  (16th July)
  
  
• Want to play a part in Scotland's environment?
  (11th July)
  
  
• Inveresk Plc Plead Guilty to Pollution Incidents"
  (9th July)
  
  
• More Research On North Bathing Water Quality
  (8th July)
  

June 2003

• Statement: Sinking of the "Jambo"
  (30th Jun)
  
  
• ‘Wild about Garden Ponds’
  (27th Jun)
  
  
• NetRegs Survey: SMEs need more advice on Environmental Legislation
  (27th Jun)
  
  
• Statement: SEPA serves Notice on UKAEA
  (23rd Jun)
  
  
• Stirling Water Seafield Ltd fined after pollution incident
  (20th Jun)
  
  
• Online Environment Guidelines for farmers launched
  (20th Jun)
  
  
• Glen River Action Plan
  (18th Jun)
  
  
• Scottish Water fined for pollution
  (18th Jun)
  
  
• SEPA Chairman Knighted
  (16th Jun)
  
  
• SEPA staff take to the hills
  (16th Jun)
  
  
• Warning over Stonehaven beach quality
  (11th Jun)
  
  
• Environmental justice and the value of Scotland’s economy examined - SEPA View 15 published
  (11th Jun)
  
  
• Changes to Hazardous Waste
  (10th Jun)
  
  
• Hopes high for good bathing water quality this summer
  (10th Jun)
  
  
• Scottish Water fined for pollution
  (3rd Jun)
  
  
• Statement: European Pollutant Emission Register
  (2nd Jun)
  
  
• Launch of North-East Waste Solution
  (2nd Jun)

May 2003

• Dumfries & Galloway Council guilty of causing water pollution
  (30th May)
  
  
• Portobello dog owners urged to scoop the poop
  (29th May)
  
  
• CCTV target West Lothian Fly Tipping
  (29th May)
  
  
• Fife's poor recycling record is consigned to the dustbin
  (28th May)
  
  
• SEPA welcomes new standard for flood products
  (23rd May)
  
  
• SEPA publishes 2003-04 Corporate Plan
  (19th May)
  
  
• Scottish Coal fined for water pollution
  (15th May)
  
  
• SEPA North Board meets in Stornoway
  (14th May)
  
  
• Launch of Orkney and Shetland Waste Solution
  (5th May)
  
  

April 2003

• Helping habitats happen
  (28th Apr)
  
  
• SEPA West Regional Board Meeting, 25 April 2003
  (25th Apr)
  
  
• Update - Sewer Collapse in Ayr - Samples reveal water quality is good
  (16th Apr)
  
  
• Update - Sewer Collapse in Ayr - Optimistic outlook for early solution
  (15th Apr)
  
  
• Update - Sewer Collapse in Ayr
  (15th Apr)
  
  
• Major Sewer Collapse in Ayr
  (14th Apr)
  
  
• Scotland's environment - what's it worth?
  (14th Apr)
  
  
• SEPA open gateway to river level information
  (14th Apr)
  
  
• Boat Refuelling Fine
  (10th Apr)
  
  

March 2003

• Dumfries company fined for water pollution
  (31st Mar)
  
  
• Process to protect Scotland's water environment gets underway
  (28th Mar)
  
  
• Launch of Highland waste solution
  (26th Mar)
  
  
• Shetland launches 'Business WINS'
  (26th Mar)
  
  
• Businesses get tough on waste
  (25th Mar)
  
  
• SEPA progresses Fife Scrapyard initiative
  (25th Mar)
  
  
• Another Scottish Water fine for water pollution
  (24th Mar)
  
  
• Business Efficiency in Stirling
  (23rd Mar)
  
  
• Farmers fined £1,000 for pollution incident
  (20th Mar)
  
  
• Statement: Dounreay Particles Advisory Group (DPAG) 2nd Interim Report: SEPA Response
  (19th Mar)
  
  
• Wanted - Rainy weather help!
  (18th Mar)
  
  
• Waste Plan heralds radical changes for Tayside
  (18th Mar)
  
  
• Time Running Out For Highland Waste Producers
  (18th Mar)
  
  
• Pipeline polluters pay
  (17th Mar)
  
  
• SEPA secures first prosecution under Packaging Waste Regulations
  (13th Mar)
  
  
• SEPA comments on the Scottish Executive's Policy and Financial Management Review of SEPA
  (13th Mar)
  
  
• Keeping Loch Lomond clean and healthy
  (11th Mar)
  
  
• SEPA welcomes Executive action on Ayrshire flood prevention
  (6th Mar)
  
  
• SEPA welcomes Executive action on flooding
  (6th Mar)
  

February 2003

• New Chief Executive for SEPA
  (25th Feb)
  
  
• National Waste Plan Heralds Radical Changes For Scotland
  (24th Feb)
  
  
• Local Waste Plans And Helpline Launched To Help Change The Way We Deal With Waste
  (24th Feb)
  
  
• Fashion Not Wasted On The Young (Greengairs Primary)
  (24th Feb)
  
  
• Fashion Not Wasted On The Young (Keir Hardie Memorial)
  (24th Feb)
  
  
• Waste Words To Help The Environment (Oban High School)
  (24th Feb)
  
  
• Waste Words To Help The Environment (Portobello High School)
  (24th Feb)
  
  
• Go-ahead for Scottish Pollution Inventory
  (13th Feb)
  
  
• SEPA West Regional Board Meeting, 7th Feb 2003
  (7th Feb)
  
  

January 2003

• New Deputy Chairman for SEPA
  (31st Jan)
  
  
• New Chairman for SEPA East Regional Board
  (30th Jan)
  
  
• SEPA North Board meets in Newburgh
  (30th Jan)
  
  
• Study of Harmful Algal Blooms
  (28th Jan)
  
  
• Agri subsidies could help the environment, says new SEPA report
  (24th Jan)
  
  
• Fish Farm Fined For Fuel Leak
  (23rd Jan)
  
  
• Orkney & Shetland Waste Survey Results
  (20th Jan)
  
  
• Western Isles Waste Survey Results
  (20th Jan)
  
  
• New SEPA Board Members
  (17th Jan)
  
  
• British Energy fined £15,000
  (16th Jan)
  
  
• Take action now to prepare for flooding later
  (2nd Jan)
  
  
• After the party, recycle those bottles and cans and make your New Year's resolution to Reduce, Re-use and Recycle
  (1st Jan)