Clyde
SEPA is holding three evening seminars throughout May and June.
The aim of the events is to introduce river basin planning and to
help you to respond to the consultation. For more information on
the events and how to book, please download our
flyer 
.
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 Clyde
AAG is:
Name: Katriona Finan
Email: katriona.finan@sepa.org.uk
Office: Perth
Tel.: 01738 448809
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 Clyde area management plan, providing local detail on the
health of the water environment in the Clyde and how it can be
maintained, and where necessary, improved.
The draft river basin management plan and the Clyde 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 Clyde co-ordinator.
Membership
Membership of the Clyde AAG is determined by the range and type
of pressures in the Clyde area. Members include representatives
from:
- Ayrshire Joint Structure Plan
- British Waterways
- Clyde River Foundation (also representing Ayrshire Rivers Trust
and Lomond Rivers Trust)
- Coal Authority
- Doon District Salmon Fisheries Board
- East Ayrshire (represented by Ayrshire Joint Structure
Plan)
- East Dunbartonshire Council
- Firth of Clyde Forum
- Forestry Commission Scotland
- Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint
Committee
- Glasgow City Council
- Inverclyde Council (represented by Glasgow and the Clyde Valley
Structure Plan Joint Committee)
- Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
- National Farmers' Union, Scotland
- North Ayrshire Council
- North Lanarkshire Council (represented by Glasgow and the Clyde
Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee)
- Renfrewshire Council
- RSPB
- Scottish and Southern Energy
- Scottish Government Fisheries (Electricity) Committee
- Scottish Government Rural Inspections and Payments
Division
- Scottish Rural Property and Business Association
- Scottish Water
- SEPA
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- South Ayrshire Council (represented by Ayrshire Joint Structure
Plan)
- South Lanarkshire Council
- UK Major Ports Group (represented by Peel Ports, Clyde
Port)
- West Dunbartonshire Council (represented by Glasgow and the
Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee)
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 Clyde 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 Clyde AAG will be confirmed soon.
Previous meetings
Agenda, minutes, papers and presentations from the previous
meetings of Clyde AAG are available online.
Clyde AAG forum
Anyone with an interest in the water environment of the
Clyde can become a member of the Clyde advisory group forum.
Consultation Events
In addition to the forum event on 12th May, the following
evening seminars are being run in partnership with the consultation
on Draft Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Plan.
| Location |
Venue |
Date |
Time |
|
Largs
|
Sailing Club |
20th May |
7:30-9:30pm |
| Ayr |
Ramada Jarvis Hotel |
2nd June |
7:30-9:30pm |
| Gourock |
Royal Yacht Club |
9th June |
7:30-9:30pm |
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
Clyde (62k)
Summary table of SWMI affecting water bodies in the Clyde.
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.