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Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory
The Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) is a Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) and has the primary purpose of making publicly available officially reported annual releases of specified pollutants to air and water from SEPA-regulated industrial facilities. It also provides information on off-site transfers of waste and waste-water from these facilities.
The SPRI data is collect
Abstractions
Requirements and processes for applying, managing and regulation abstraction of water from the environment.
Requirements and processes for applying, managing and regulation abstraction of water from the environment.
Water resource authorisations
We are now able to accept pre-application proposals, new applications, variations, transfers and surrenders covering abstractions, impoundments and hydro schemes.
We would strongly encourage pre-application enquiries prior to submitting applications.
What should you do now?
Email application forms along with supporting information to the Registry team
Email pre-appli
Packaging waste
What are the regulations that apply to packaging waste?
There are two sets of UK-wide packaging waste regulations which extend the principle of ‘the polluter pays’ to ensure that businesses who produce packaging waste take responsibility for it at the end of its life:
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 updates the previous regulations from 200
Air Emissions Risk Assessment for Environmental Permits
Good air quality is essential for a good quality of life, helping to maintain human health and wellbeing, the climate, habitats and achieve sustainable economic development. This page/document provides guidance on the air emissions risk assessment required for a Pollution Prevention Control (PPC) Part A or Part B permit application or to vary an existing permit if air emissions are affected by the
Marine Pen Fish Farm Monitoring
Temporary Regulatory Position Statement
Scope
This temporary regulatory position applies to marine pen finfish farms.
SEPA’s latest template for finfish farms permits (October 2022) includes different monitoring requirements to those applying under previously issued permits. SEPA has agreed a process with operators to vary all active farms onto its latest permit template. This process is expected
Licensed and permitted sites
Quarter
Reporting Period
Deadline for Submission to SEPA
1
1 January to 31 March
28 April
2
1 April to 30 June
28 July
3
1 July to 30 September
28 October
4
1 October to 31 December
28 January
Annual
1 January to 31 December
28 January
Waste management activities in Scotland are regulated by SEPA to prevent pollution and to prevent harm to human health. SEPA regulates these activ
Participating in ETS
An overview of how the EU Emissions Trading System works and how to participate.
An overview of how the EU Emissions Trading System works and how to participate.
How the Emissions Trading System works
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) aims to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner. The system operates through the allocation, trading and auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances throughout the EU. One allowance represents one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent.
An overall limit, or
Renewable
Information on the different types of renewable power and our role in regulating them.
Information on the different types of renewable power and our role in regulating them.
Scottish Government has made decarbonisation of the energy system by 2050 a core aspect of the Scottish Energy Strategy and commits us to ensuring that by 2030, the equivalent of 50% of the total energy for Scotland’s heat, transport and electricity consumption would be supplied from renewable sources and Scotland’s Climate Change Plan sets out an ambitious trajectory for decarbonising heat, where
Fish farm manual
Water Column Monitoring
Please note: the manual is currently being updated and links have been supplied for revised documents only. If you require a copy of a document that is not available below please email aquaculture@sepa.org.uk.
This manual has been produced to provide SEPA staff with detailed guidance on the legislation, policy and procedures which should be considered when regulating Scotla
Battery Energy Storage Systems
Information on SEPA's role in relation to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
Information on SEPA's role in relation to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
Energy storage has an important role to play in the development of a smart, flexible, and decarbonised energy system.
National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) Policy 11 (Energy) states that:
"development proposals for all forms of renewable, low-carbon and zero emissions technologies will be supported. These include... iii) energy storage, such as battery storage and pumped hydro storage."
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