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Addressing Bathing Water quality As you may be aware, in light of Scotland's continuing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scottish Government has not designated bathing waters for the 2020 season and has recently consulted on proposals to keep this under review across the summer. You may also be aware that over recent years, significant work has been undertaken by SEPA, Scottish Water and Scottis

Some terms used in SPRI may have different meanings in other contexts. For the purposes of the SPRI, their meaning is as follows: Operator Return Pollutant release and waste transfer data provided by an operator of a specific installation for a calendar year (e.g. 2004). The return will only be made available to the public when all aspects of the return are agreeable to SEPA. Biomass Means non-fos

Aquaculture is the growing of finfish and shellfish. In Scotland, this primarily involves the farming of: salmon and rainbow trout held in sea pens salmon and trout in freshwater pens and shellfish (oysters and mussels) on rafts and lines in the sea As one of a number of organisations regulating finfish aquaculture, SEPA's job is to protect the marine environment for the people of Scotland. We d

SEPA, as one of a number of organisations regulating finfish aquaculture, is implementing a revised regulatory framework that will strengthen the protection of the marine environment for the people of Scotland. We will maintain a high quality environment by setting permit conditions which limit the impacts associated with fish farms and then by ensuring that operators comply with these conditions.

Read this guidance before starting any application. This guidance applies to the registration of discharges from private sewage treatment systems that are less than two years old. Before you apply for a registration Check if you can connect to the public sewer system Where possible, sewage discharges must be connected to the public sewer system. Contact Scottish Water to determine how far away fro

The Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) between SEPA and Tennent Caledonian supports one of Scotland’s oldest businesses as it builds a modern, sustainable home for its brand at its Wellpark site in the heart of Glasgow. It explores how Tennent Caledonian can lead the way in collaborating across its value chain (customers and suppliers) and encourage the Scottish drinks industry into a more sustain

Use this service to register a small sewage discharge from: Up to 10 domestic properties; or Non-domestic properties which serve a population equivalent (p.e.) of up to 50. If your discharge is larger than this, you'll need to apply for a licence. Read our licence application guidance to find out what you need to do. To apply online You'll need to tell us: When the treatment system was installe

If you transport waste or arrange to have it transported as part of your business, you must register with us, even if you only deal with it once in a while. If you don’t, you could face a fine of up to £5,000. If you transport the waste yourself you must register as a waste carrier. If you arrange to have it carried you must register as a waste broker. If you'll be transporting waste between Scotl

There is still a long way to go before Scotland has a truly sustainable approach to the management of waste and we have a duty to protect the environment and human health from the effects of waste management and disposal. In order to do this, we: licence and monitor waste management facilities such as landfills and incinerators administer producer compliance schemes for particular waste streams r

Anyone disposing of waste at a landfill site in Scotland is due to pay Scottish Landfill Tax. This tax is one of the first to be devolved to Scotland from the rest of the UK. From 1 April 2015 this tax has been collected by Revenue Scotland Landfill tax previously collected by HMRC, aims to encourage waste producers to produce less and recover more value from it. Since the introduction of the tax