Argyll
The chair of each Area Advisory Group (AAG) is supported by a
river basin planning co-ordinator.
The co-ordinator and first point of contact for the Argyll AAG
is:
Name: Julia MacPherson
Email: julia.macpherson@sepa.org.uk
Office: East Kilbride
Tel.: 01355 575137
Getting involved
The consultation on the draft river basin management plan will
begin on 22 December 2008.
This is your opportunity to get involved in the basin planning
process in your area. Of particular relevance to you will be the
Argyll area management plan, providing local detail on the health
of the water environment in Argyll and how it can be maintained,
and where necessary, improved.
The draft river basin management plan and the Argyll area
management plan can be viewed on the RBMP home page
Please note that the deadline for responding to the consultation
is 22nd June. Where possible, please respond by 22 March 2009
either in full or at least in the form of a summary setting out
your principal comments and suggestions. This will help us plan the
work we need to do to finalise the plan during the spring and
summer of next year
Any queries, please contact the Argyll co-ordinator.
Membership
Membership of the Argyll AAG is determined by the range and type
of pressures in the Argyll area. Members include representatives
from:
- Alcan
- Argyll and Bute Council
- Argyll District Salmon Fisheries Trust
- Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers
- British Ports Association
- Firth of Clyde Forum
- Forestry Commission
- Lochaber District Salmon Fisheries Board
- Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park
- National Farmers' Union, Scotland
- RSPB
- Scottish and Southern Energy
- Scottish Council for Development and Industry
- Scottish Government Electricity Committee
- Scottish Government Rural Inspections and Payments
Division
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- Scottish Rural Property and Business Association
- Scottish Salmon Producers' Association
- Scottish Water
- Scotch Whisky Association
- SEPA
Membership is flexible. It
will be possible for additional members to be co-opted for agreed
periods to assist with the preparation of particular aspects of
river basin planning. Such members can be co-opted onto the AAG for
single meetings, to cover specific agenda items or for a short
period to advise on a particular issue. They will not be full
members and therefore will not determine quorum or vote.
Meetings and minutes
The Argyll AAG meets regularly and provides a mechanism to
support the production of a river basin management plan (RBMP) for
the Scotland river basin district, and its co-ordination with other
plans and programmes.
Future meetings
The date for the next meeting of Argyll AAG will be confirmed
soon.
Previous meetings
Agenda, minutes, papers and presentations from the past three
meetings of Argyll AAG are available online.
Argyll AAG forum
Anyone with an interest in the water environment in Argyll can
become a member of the Argyll advisory group forum.
Presentations and proceedings from previous AAG forum
conferences are available from the river basin planning
co-ordinator.
Further information
Significant
water management issues (SWMI) 
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Published in 2007, the report provides a comprehensive assessment
of the threats to Scotland’s water and identifies the actions and
improvements that are necessary to protect the water
environment.
SWMI in
Argyll (62k)
Summary table of SWMI affecting water bodies in Argyll.
Early basin planning work
Information on early river basin management planning work, such as
environmental and economic characterisation and Plan of Action.
Monitoring and classification
Information on how monitoring and classification are linked to
basin planning can be found on the monitoring and classification
pages.
Use the links on the left to visit other AAG pages.