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Information regarding the different organisations involved in the RBMP process. River basin management planning requires co-ordination and integration, only achievable by working in partnership. A broad range of stakeholders help to provide a steer on the development, coordination and implementation of projects to improve Scotland’s water environment. The challenge of meeting the targets set in the river basin plans has to be a shared effort for Scottish Government, SEPA, res

Site Name Location Info   Arbroath An area bounded by the coast and a line from NO6699841777 (Deil’s Heid) generally south to a point NO6690040800 then south-west to a point NO6270038700 and then north-west to meet the coast at NO 6219839305 (mouth of the Elliot Water) and extending to MHW View Site Report Asknish Bay Area bounded by lines drawn from NM7680709867 to NM7925310111 and from NM

To notify SEPA, you need to know: the legal person in control of managing the radioactive source; the type of radioactive source; the location where the source is kept. If you have this information, it should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete the notification form. You must submit separate notifications for each location There is no fee to make a notification Notify SEPA about the mana

Site NameLocation Info  Ardtoe and Loch Ceann Traigh An area bounded by lines drawn between NM5896071973 (Rubha na h-Acairseid) and NM6280072702 and between NM6300070299 and NM6300069862, and extending to MHWS. View Site Report Ayrshire Coast An area bounded by the coast and a line from a point at NS1783948444 (Farland Head) to point NS2104143938 and thence to the coast at NS2197744291 (Montf

SEPA gathers data annually on the type, quantity and geographical origin of the waste handled from operators of the following ‘complex’ exempt activities. Paragraphs 7, 8(2), 10, 46 and 50. Paragraphs 9 and 19 where the volume of waste used exceeds 2,500 cubic metres Paragraph 12 where the volume of waste used exceeds 10 tonnes per year. Operators are asked to submit their data returns usin

Legislation directs SEPA to assess and classify each shellfish protected area. To deliver this we work closely with Food Standards Scotland (FSS). FSS sample, analyse and report water quality in production areas throughout the year to ensure shellfish are safe for consumption, or determine if they require further treatment. At the end of each year FSS provide SEPA with this data who use it to clas

Guidance and forms for operators of material recycling facilities who need to submit their waste data returns Quarter  Reporting period  Date for submission to SEPA 1 1 January - 31 March 30 April 2 1 April - 30 June 31 July 3 1 July - 30 September 31 October 4 1 October - 31 December 31 January Material facilities (MF) are required to comply with the Materials Recovery Code. The code sets out sampling and reporting requirements for in scope materials facilities. Material facilitie

Links Acronyms and abbreviations Glossary of terms European Waste Catalogue – for coding waste NACE and SIC codes Recovery and Disposal codes* Scottish Government guidance on applying the waste hierarchy Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) areas(14kb) Waste strategy areas(86kb) *Recovery and Disposal codes Waste management activities are classed as recovery (R) or disposal (D

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

Statutory waste data returns, collected and quality assured by SEPA’s Dataflows Unit, are used for the following purposes: Check compliance with the authorisation. Fulfil SEPA’s statutory and non-statutory reporting obligations.  Respond to relevant data enquiries and requests for information. Following a waste data consultation which ran from September to October 2019, some additional non-