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Our groundwater monitoring networks ensure that Scotland’s groundwater supplies are adequately protected. SEPA’s nitrate monitoring network aims to identify areas affected by nitrate pollution, or at risk of being affected, and to find out if any improvement actions taken to address nitrate problems are effective. To achieve these aims, SEPA currently monitors 270 groundwater sites across Scotland

What is an elevated building? A building where structures such as pillars or stilts are used to raise it above the expected flood water level. The ground below the building remains at risk of flooding and allows for the free flow of water. Context for this position statement This position statement constitutes part of ‘relevant SEPA advice’ as referred to in criterion a) iv of the National Plannin

Help information Can I view the register full screen?No. The register can only be viewed within the set frame. Can I hide the search menu on the right?No, the search menu on the right hand side is fixed. Why can’t I view my own property?The register is designed to support SEPA’s regulation of the reservoir industry and to support strategic level decision making. It is not suitable for assessing fl

Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Scottish Water here. SEPA and Scottish Water have been working together to improve the way decisions are taken to protect and enhance Scotland's environment, recover value from sewage, and prevent flooding using techniques that make our towns and cities better places to live. This work has unlocked innovation in three key areas: Making sustainable choices about how to invest in protecting the quality of Scotland's wa

Diffuse Pollution in the Rural Environment A programme of rural diffuse pollution work started in March 2010, to help deliver the objectives outlined in the River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) for the Scotland and Solway-Tweed river basin districts.  Diffuse pollution priority catchments have been identified by SEPA as catchments failing to meet environmental standards. Each catchment has a dedic

There is a requirement under European law for people who keep or use radioactive material, or who accumulate or dispose of radioactive waste, to appoint advisers, known as ‘radiation protection experts’ to advise them on radiological protection. Radioactive waste advisers are specialists in radioactive waste disposal and environmental radiation protection. There is a requirement under European law for people who manage radioactive substances to appoint advisers, known as ‘radiation protection experts’ to advise them on radiological protection. In the UK, radiation protection experts working in for radioactive waste management and environm

The Leven Programme is a partnership that is focused on achieving environmental improvements whilst maximising social and economic opportunities. The Programme's vision is: In 2030 the Leven catchment will be a living, breathing example of inclusive growth, achieving the environmental improvements whilst maximising social and economic opportunities. In July 2019, SEPA signed a landmark Sustainable

The developers behind the new town of Shawfair, in Edinburgh, have committed to a landmark Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) that is the first of its kind in the planning and construction sector. The three-year agreement between Shawfair LLP, Midlothian Council and SEPA creates a partnership that will work together to deliver a world class exemplar development within One Planet limits. The shared

Since 2009 a monitoring buoy has been deployed in the Firth of Clyde adjacent to Dunoon. This location is a long term monitoring site for both marine chemical and ecological parameters and was previously monitored on a monthly basis. Continuous monitoring equipment attached to the buoy detects short term changes in water quality that are missed by monthly monitoring. Firth of Clyde monitoring buoy

Continuous salinity, temperature, and chlorophyll data has been collected from in the Inner Firth of Forth at Gunnet Ledge since 1993. Chlorophyll-a is used to indicate the biomass of phytoplankton. Phytoplankton growth is stimulated by nutrients exported from the estuary into the clearer coastal waters of the Firth of Forth. Excessive phytoplankton growth may cause an undesirable disturbance to t