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This content is currently under review and the following pages have now moved over to our BETA website: Regulatory framework Pre-application Permit application Environmental standards Medicines and chemicals Sea lice regulatory framework Screening modelling and risk identification report Aquaculture is the growing of finfish and shellfish. In Scotland, this primarily involves the farming of: sa

To notify SEPA, you need to know: the legal person in control of managing the radioactive source; the type of radioactive source; the location where the source is kept. If you have this information, it should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete the notification form. You must submit separate notifications for each location There is no fee to make a notification Notify SEPA about the mana

The Finfish Aquaculture Advisory Panel will provide advice to SEPA on the implementation of our regulation of finfish aquaculture sector under our sector plan in order to ensure our decision making is fully informed. The Advisory Panel includes representation from fish producers, environmental NGOs, local community groups, finfish buyers, the Fisheries Management Scotland and other regulators. Cha

Disclaimer and terms and conditionsAll intellectual property rights are owned by SEPA or its licensors. The Controlled Reservoirs Register 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 SEPA website or reservoirs@sepa.org.uk. You may only use the Controlled Reservoirs Register for your own

Runoff Reduction Shows area of high runoff to help target runoff reducing activities. Areas of high run off can be more susceptible to faster flooding. This map will be used in the Flood Risk Management Planning process to select the most appropriate action to take to tackle flood risk and will not be used in isolation. Please refer to the SEPA website for more information on natural flood managem

Floodplain Storage Shows areas where there is the potential for floodplain storage. This is where flood water may be stored and slowed by natural features of the land. This map will be used in the Flood Risk Management Planning process to select the most appropriate action to take to tackle flood risk and will not be used in isolation. Please refer to the SEPA website for more information on natur

Estuarine Surge Attenuation Shows estuaries that may be affected by coastal surges caused by tides or winds where flooding occurs further up the estuary. This map will be used in the Flood Risk Management Planning process to select the most appropriate action to take to tackle flood risk and will not be used in isolation. Please refer to the SEPA website for more information on natural flood manag

The Particles Retrieval Advisory Group (Dounreay) (PRAG(D)) was established in May 2009 and has the following objectives: To provide expert scientific advice to SEPA on the effectiveness of the offshore particle retrieval operation. To determine whether or not the Dounreay Particle Advisory Group (DPAG)’s, the PRAG(D) predecessor group, predications of particle numbers offshore and on local beach

Pen layout changes at marine finfish farms Published: March 2024 1. Authorisation of pen layout changes 1.1 All pen layout changes require prior-authorisation from SEPA. To obtain authorisation, operators must apply to SEPA to very their existing SEPA permit. 1.2 All such applications will be subject to screening, environmental risk assessment (see section 2). This assessment will determine whethe

Statutory waste data returns, collected and quality assured by SEPA’s Dataflows Unit, are used for the following purposes: Check compliance with the authorisation. Fulfil SEPA’s statutory and non-statutory reporting obligations.  Respond to relevant data enquiries and requests for information. Following a waste data consultation which ran from September to October 2019, some additional non-