Content Search
You can also perform this search within our Document Library
You searched for Water, Wastewater , and found 99 results.
Page 5 of 10 pages
Overview of regulatory framework
SEPA, as one of a number of organisations regulating finfish aquaculture, is implementing a revised regulatory framework based on that will strengthen the protection of the marine environment for the people of Scotland. The framework follows months of work by colleagues across the agency, a 2017 consultation and two Scottish Parliamentary committees.
The evidenced-based features of the regulatory
Depth
Depth
Provides an indication of the potential depth of flood water. Even shallow floodwater can be dangerous and can impact you and your property. Areas where there is not currently sufficient information to show the depth of floodwater are coloured grey....
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
Nitrates monitoring
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
Velocity
Velocity
Indicates the speed of flood water and the direction in which it is travelling within Potentially Vulnerable Areas (PVAs).
Velocity direction is available only within the river flood maps. It is sampled at a 150m resolution therefore cannot be used to identify detailed flow pathways. The velocity displayed on the river flood map shows the general speed and direction of flood water over a
Environmental regulation and biodiversity
An overview of how SEPA takes account of biodiversity when making regulatory decisions.
An overview of how SEPA takes account of biodiversity when making regulatory decisions.
Protecting habitats, species and Scotland’s ecosystem services is an integral part of SEPA’s regulatory remit. All our regulatory decisions should take account of potential effects on biodiversity and opportunities for biodiversity enhancement. We are responsible for setting standards in environmental licences that protect and help improve the state of water, land and air and the services that eco
Planning for biodiversity
Biodiversity is a key element that needs to be considered in many planning systems.
River basin management planning (RBMP)
Through RBMP we work with our partners to identify, prioritise and deliver biodiversity enhancement and protection of the water environment. The Land Use Strategy and the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy call for a more integrated approach to land and water management across who
Inner Clyde Estuary monitoring buoy, Firth of Clyde
Continuous water quality monitoring equipment was deployed in the inner Clyde estuary adjacent to Govan in 2011. Low dissolved oxygen concentrations are known to occur in the inner Clyde estuary at this location as a result of the decomposition of organic wastes from discharges and urban run off.
Limited mixing between fresh water and more dense saltwater leads to large differences between the sal
SEPA Data publication
List of data published by SEPA. Links to access data itself or applications that show the data
List of data published by SEPA.
Links to access data itself or applications that show the data
We publish a range of datasets related to the environment, and we are continually reviewing and adding to this list. Please use our online form to contact us if you cannot find the dataset you require.
We have a Corrections policy for handling revisions and corrections to the statistical summaries we produce. Our User engagement policy specifies how we engage with users to ensure our statistics ar
National Marine Monitoring buoy network
The SEPA Marine National Environmental Monitoring Buoy Network provides real time, high frequency environmental data from strategic locations around the coast, as part of SEPA obligations to monitoring the marine environment.
What is being monitored?
Continuous monitoring equipment gathers dissolved oxygen, water temperature, salinity and chlorophyll-a data at regular intervals. The data is stored