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SEPA Flood maps: Acceptance of Terms and Conditions By selecting ACCEPT you, as a member of the public or as an internal business user, agree that you have read, understood and will be bound by the Terms and Conditions provided below. If you find any of these Terms and Conditions unacceptable, you must not use the flood maps in any way and should select DECLINE. Terms and Conditions Ownership:All

Frequently asked questions Why is a sea lice framework needed? Populations of wild Atlantic salmon have been in serious decline in recent decades and are now at crisis point. The pattern of decline is repeated across the salmon’s North Atlantic range and is likely caused, at least in part, by the effect of climate change on the survival of salmon during their time at sea. To build resilience of Sc

Link page to waste data pages. Data returns Many environmental licences include a requirement to submit data returns or other reporting requirements on an annual or quarterly basis. What should you do? We are now actively reviewing many of the data returns and kindly request you to submit any outstanding returns for the following areas: Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) - SPRI returns are due by the 28th of February e

Link page to waste data pages. Controlled Reservoirs Register - Terms and conditions of use AcceptanceTo view the Controlled Reservoirs Register for Scotland you must agree to and acknowledge that you are bound by the terms and conditions of use. If you find any of these terms and conditions unacceptable, you must not use the Controlled Reservoirs Register in any way and should select decline. OwnershipAll intellectual property

Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Entrepreneurial here. Entrepreneurial Scotland (ES) is at the forefront of a movement to make Scotland the most entrepreneurial society in the world. This Sustainable Growth Agreement presents an opportunity to model what the most entrepreneurial society in the world may look like, to drive entrepreneurial leadership in an area of public and private sector collaboration and to unlock value in the process of addressing

The majority of dams will require an authorisation from SEPA under "The Water Environment (Controlled Activities)(Scotland) Regulations 2011 (CAR). This authorisation number will start CAR/.../... If you don't have a CAR authorisation for your dam, then you should contact your local SEPA team to discuss this. You can find more advice on impoundments and water resources authorisations on our Enviro

Disclaimer and Terms and Conditions All intellectual property rights are owned by SEPA or its licensors. The maps cannot be used for commercial purposes, by value added resellers or for income generating purpose. A full list of terms and conditions is available from the flood maps or by contacting flooding@sepa.org.uk.  The maps are indicative and of a strategic nature. Whilst all reasonable effor

Guidance for planning authorities and SEPA We have prepared Development Management Consultation Thresholds and Standing Advice guidance, which sets out our framework for how and when we should be consulted on planning proposals as well as standing advice. Flood risk and development management We have prepared guidance and supporting information to support the consideration of flood risk in th

Fixed Monetary Penalties (FMPSs) and Variable Monetary Penalties (VMPs) for reservoir managers Since January 2019 SEPA has been able to issue Fixed Monetary Penalties (FMPs) of between £300 and £1,000 to reservoir managers. In addition, SEPA also has the ability to issue Variable Monetary Penalties (VMPs) of up to £40,000 for majority of offences within the legislation. All offences that SEPA can

Local authorities are also required to report to SEPA about waste collected and managed by or on behalf of them. This is done through an online reporting system called WasteDataFlow (WDF). Reports are submitted to SEPA annually, with a submission deadline of 28 February.   Local authority waste data are verified on an annual basis by the Dataflows Unit and are used to help fulfil Scotlan