Argyll and Lochaber
The Argyll and Lochaber advisory group area extends to the north into Lochaber as far as Loch Lochy, south to include the Mull of Kintyre and to the western seaboard including the Islands of Mull, Coll, Tiree, Jura, Islay, Colonsay, Gigha and the smaller islands in the area. It also includes the coastal and transitional waters adjacent to this area out to three nautical miles as well as groundwater, which provides flow in many rivers. The area covers over 18,611 km2 and is extremely varied in terms of landscape, geography, population, land use and the range of uses of the water environment. The Cowal Peninsula and the Isle of Bute are covered by the Clyde area management plan:
The Argyll and Lochaber Area Advisory Group comprises the representatives of the key stakeholders and responsible authorities for river basin management planning in the area. They hold regular meetings and have developed a supplementary plan for the implementation of the river basin management plan for the Scotland river basin district.
This page has information on:
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
The Argyll and Lochaber area management plan
The Argyll and Lochaber area management plan has been developed by the area advisory group. It has three parts: a summary document, catchment summaries and an action plan. Information can be found about individual waterbodies via our interactive map application.
Argyll and Lochaber area management plan summary document
Contents
Available as pdf (1.3mb 
) or view online below
The Scotland river basin district plan includes a number of chapters that explain the different parts of the river basin planning process. It also sets the wider context for the Argyll and Lochaber area management plan, including the area’s classification, objectives and measures, which you might find useful.
Membership
Membership of the Argyll and Lochaber AAG is determined by the range and type of pressures in the Argyll and Lochaber 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 and Lochaber 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 and Lochaber AAG is the 1 December 2010.
Previous meetings
Agenda, minutes, papers and presentations from the four previous meetings of Argyll and Lochaber Area Advisory Group are available online. Minutes of other meetings can be accessed by contacting the coordinator.
8 June 2011
18 November 2010
9 March 2010
3 December 2009
Argyll and Lochaber AAG forum
Anyone with an interest in the water environment in Argyll and Lochaber can become a member of the Argyll and Lochaber 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) (1.85mb)
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 and Lochaber (62k)
Summary table of SWMI affecting water bodies in Argyll and Lochaber.
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.