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Contaminated land
The management and remediation of contaminated land that, in its current state, is causing or has the potential to cause significant harm or significant pollution of the water environment, is regulated by legislation contained within the Environmental Protection Act (1990) known as Part IIA. We have certain responsibilities within the scope of this legislation to regulate activities and assist in the management and remediation of contaminated land.
The management and remediation of contaminated land that, in its current state, is causing or has the potential to cause significant harm or significant pollution of the water environment, is regulated by legislation contained within the Environmental Protection Act (1990) known as Part IIA. We have certain responsibilities within the scope of this legislation to regulate activities and assist in the management and remediation of contaminated land.
Contaminated land can present significant threats to the environment and risks to users of the land.
Land can become contaminated by a variety of substances, from heavy metals to agricultural waste. The environmental, financial and legal implications of this can be substantial.
The management and remediation of contaminated land that, in its current state, is causing or has the potential to cause
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Environment
This section of our website explains more about the environmental issues we report on, how they affect our regulatory activities, how we use our knowledge to create a bigger picture of the state of Scotland’s environment, and contains links to a variety of useful data sources, publications and online resources.
This section of our website explains more about the environmental issues we report on, how they affect our regulatory activities, how we use our knowledge to create a bigger picture of the state of Scotland’s environment, and contains links to a variety of useful data sources, publications and online resources.
Our people include experts from many scientific fields, including hydrology, chemistry, ecology and geology.
By monitoring and reporting on the quality of the land and water around us, we can build a body of knowledge which helps to inform how best to protect the environment.
This section of our website explains more about the environmental issues we report on, how they affect our regulatory activ
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Air
SPRI
Radioactive substances
EASR sealed source data return (Revised Dec 2022)
EASR radioactive waste data return (Revised Feb 2023)
EASR intention to transfer radioactive waste/contaminated items for the first time (Revised Apr 2022)
Offshore data return (Revised Dec 2022)
Waste
Guidance and forms for operators
Waste Licensed-permitted site data returns
Exempt waste
Hazardous (special) w
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
Exempt activities
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