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Radioactive substances
Regulation of radioactive substances in Scotland
Regulation of radioactive substances in Scotland
We are transitioning to a new website, and the content from this section has moved to our BETA site.
Please go to our Radioactive substances topics page or our EASR authorisations page to find the information on:
Radioactive waste advisors
Radiological dose assessment tool
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Guidance and supporting documents
Radiological liaison groups i
Radioactive substances
We are transitioning to a new website, and the content from this section has moved to our BETA site.
Please go to our Radioactive substances topics page or our EASR authorisations page to find the information on:
Radioactive waste advisors
Radiological dose assessment tool
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Guidance and supporting documents
Radiological liaison groups i
Zero Waste
SEPA works with the Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland to achieve the objectives and targets of the Zero Waste Plan, published in 2010.
We have a wide range of responsibilities including regulating waste management activities such as landfills, incinerators and the export of waste, administering the producer responsibility schemes for packaging, WEEE and batteries, collecting and interpre
Exempt activity returns
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 using the
SEPA Planning
What we do
SEPA have various statutory responsibilities for land use planning in Scotland and cross-border. Through these responsibilities, we deliver against SEPA’s five strategic priorities - net zero, climate resilience, water environment, resource efficiency and business environmental performance. In our planning role, we aim to help:
Protect Scotland’s environment and communities from harm.
How we forecast flooding
SEPA works with the Met Office to forecast flooding in Scotland, providing accurate and timely information to help emergency responders, local authorities, the public and other organisations prepare for flooding.
SEPA works with the Met Office to forecast flooding in Scotland, providing accurate and timely information to help emergency responders, local authorities, the public and other organisations prepare for flooding.
Scottish Flood Forecasting Service
This strategic partnership between the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Met Office combines hydrological and meteorological information for the first time, so that both organisations can share their expertise to improve the accuracy of flood forecasts for the whole of Scotland.
We collect data from our network of over 250 rainfall, river and
RBMP information sources
A full list of RBMP publications.
A full list of RBMP publications.
This page provides a full list of RBMP data sources.
Water environment hub
The tool provides information on current condition and future targets for rivers, lochs, coastal waters and groundwaters.
Classification information
The most detailed and up to date classification information for all parameters is available in our water classification hub. This has maps of all results, along wit
Reporting definitions and terms
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
The Water Environment Fund
Information regading the Water Environment Fund, including how to apply and the assessment process.
Information regading the Water Environment Fund, including how to apply and the assessment process.
Rivers are a vital part of our landscape and a great asset to Scotland. They provide wildlife corridors, opportunities for recreation and wellbeing and resources for farming, drinking water, beverage production and hydroelectricity.
Like many of our natural resources our rivers are under pressure and in places, damaged. This includes straightened and embanked channels which ar
Aquatic Classification
There are a number of significant environmental problems caused by a number of pressures, including diffuse and point source pollution, alterations to beds, banks and shores, alterations to water levels and flows and the presence of invasive non-native species. In order to measure these pressures and their potential effects, we use an aquatic classification system which covers rivers, lochs, estuaries, coastal and groundwater bodies. These are split into management units called water bodies, with a classification produced for each body (the number of water bodies between years varies slightly, as some water body boundaries are reviewed to ensure that they can be managed appropriately).
There are a number of significant environmental problems caused by a number of pressures, including diffuse and point source pollution, alterations to beds, banks and shores, alterations to water levels and flows and the presence of invasive non-native species.
In order to measure these pressures and their potential effects, we use an aquatic classification system which covers rivers, lochs, estuaries, coastal and groundwater bodies. These are split into management units called water bodies, with a classification produced for each body (the number of water bodies between years varies slightly, as some water body boundaries are reviewed to ensure that they can be managed appropriately).
We produce an annual Water Framework Directive (WFD) Classification for all the water bodies in Scotland.
Classification results for 2007 to the current year can be found on the Water Classification Hub.
Read the State of Scotland's Water Environment 2024 summary report (MS Word, 1.17 MB).
Most of our water environment is already in a good condition and subject to fewer pressures than most other E