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Water Framework Directive : Guidance, Reports and Publications : Engineering Guidance

This page contains:

SEPA POSITION STATEMENTS
relating to the engineering regime, these documents set out our approach to particular issues that may arise during our regulatory process.

SEPA REGULATORY METHODS
relating to the engineering regime, these documents set out the process SEPA will follow when assessing an engineering application.

SEPA SUPPORTING GUIDANCE
relating to the engineering regime, these documents provide further information for anyone considering carrying out engineering works in rivers, lochs or wetlands.

OTHER RELEVANT LINKS
from external sources that also provide useful information for anyone considering carrying out engineering works in rivers, lochs or wetlands.


SEPA POSITION STATEMENTS

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Title

Details

PS-07-01 SEPA Position Statement: Emergency engineering works

51k pdf
PS-07-02 SEPA Position Statement: Bank Protection 98k pdf

PS-06-02

SEPA Position Statement: Culverting of Watercourses

122k pdf

PS-06-03

SEPA Position Statement: Sediment Management

68k pdf



SEPA REGULATORY METHODS

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Title

Details

RM-02

Regulation of Engineering Activities

1Mb pdf



SEPA SUPPORTING GUIDANCE

Ref

Title

Details

SG-21 Environmental Standards for River Morphology 2.1mb pdf

SG-23

Best Management Practice: River Bank Erosion

2.1mb pdf

SG-24

Best Management Practice: Loch Bank Erosion

SG-25

Best Management Practice: River Crossings

2.5mb pdf

SG-26

Best Management Practice: Sediment Management

Under development

SG-27

Best Management Practice: Intakes

Under development

SG-28

Best Management Practice: Outfalls

Under development

SG-29

Best Management Practice: Construction Methods

Under development

SG-30

Review of River Geomorphology Impact Assessment Tools and Post Project Monitoring Guidance for Engineering Activities SEPA (2005)

1.15mb pdf

SG-31

SEPA Special Requirements for Civil Engineering Contracts for the Prevention of Pollution V2 (2006)

35k pdf

SG-32

SEPA Guidance on the Special Requirements for Civil Engineering Contracts V2 (2006)

88k pdf

SG-36

A Guide to Fluvial Geomorphology

Under development

SG-37 Engineered Log Jams: Conceptual Design Guidelines 3.3mb pdf
SG-40 Engineering Registration Guidance for Registry 172k pdf

SG-45

A Quick Guide to Engineering Charges 2006 / 2007

64k pdf

SG-47 Levels of Authorisation and Charging Guidance for Flood Alleviation Schemes 180k pdf
SG-49 Enforcement of Unauthorised Engineering Activities 200k pdf
N/A SEPA Stakeholder Event Presentations here

N/A

Managing River Habitats for Fisheries SEPA (2002)

5.7mb pdf

N/A

Ponds, Pools and Lochans: Guidance on good practice in the management and creation of small waterbodies in Scotland 2nd Edition (SEPA 2003)

3.7mb pdf

N/A

Watercourses in the Community: A Guide to Sustainable Watercourse Management in the Urban Environment (SEPA 2000)

4.7mb pdf

N/A

Pollution Prevention Guidelines (see PPG 5 works liable to affect watercourses, PPG 6 working at construction sites, PPG 23 maintenance of structures over water, others may also be relevant)

here



OTHER RELEVANT LINKS

The River Restoration Centre Manual of Techniques

DEFRA (2003) Guidebook of Applied Fluvial Geomorphology

Scottish Executive (2000) River Crossings and Migratory Fish: Design Guidance

WWF (2000) Farming and Watercourse Management Handbook

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust (2005) Managing Woody Debris in Rivers and Streams (see link to woody debris booklet)

USA NOAA Guidelines on Sediment Removal from Freshwater Salmonid Habitat

Highways Agency Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: See Volume 10 Section 4 (Nature Conservation)

Forestry Commission (2003) Forests and Water Guidelines Fourth Edition

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