Discharges

Examples of discharges to groundwater include disposal of sewage, trade effluent and surface water (run-off from urban areas).

This page provides links to the main legislation and policy guidance relating to groundwater and discharges.

Legislation

The main legislation relating to agriculture and groundwater are listed below:

• Water Framework Directive
  
• Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 
  
• Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 
  
• The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 
  
  

Guidance

• Groundwater Protection Policy for Scotland V3, November 2009 (1mb)
  
• Scottish Building Standards technical handbooks 
  
• WAT-RM-04: Regulation of Indirect Sewage Discharges to Groundwater
  
• WAT-RM-06 Regulation of Trade Effluent Discharges to Groundwater
  
• List of Hazardous Substances as determined in accordance with Schedule 2 of CAR  (43k)
  
• WAT-PS-10-01: Assigning Groundwater Assessment Criteria for Pollutant Inputs  (1.8mb)
  
• WAT-SG-84: Using Disinfectants in Water Wells and Boreholes

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