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Flood maps

Use our flood maps to check flooding risks in your area or anywhere in Scotland.

Use our flood maps to check flooding risks in your area or anywhere in Scotland. THIS CONTENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO BETA Flood maps Our flood maps are designed to help you understand how you could be affected by flooding. The maps show you areas which are likely to flood from rivers, the sea and surface water. The flood maps are a public tool and used by a wide variety of people for a range of work. We currently have two map viewers available. To determine which viewer will benefi

Priority catchments

Diffuse Pollution in the Rural Environment A programme of rural diffuse pollution work started in March 2010, to help deliver the objectives outlined in the River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) for the Scotland and Solway-Tweed river basin districts. Diffuse pollution priority catchments have been identified by SEPA as catchments failing to meet environmental standards. Each catchment has a dedic

Aquaculture

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

Developing our flooding knowledge

We are continually working to develop and improve our knowledge on flood risk and flooding impacts and to identify new technologies to better support our flooding work.

We are continually working to develop and improve our knowledge on flood risk and flooding impacts and to identify new technologies to better support our flooding work. As the strategic flood risk management authority in Scotland we are continually working to develop and improve our knowledge of the sources and impacts of flooding. We have developed a knowledge base of methods, guidance and summaries that may be useful to responsible authorities, academic projects and consultants delivering flood risk management projects, which can be accessed below. National Flo

Soil

Scotland’s soils are an important natural resource providing a wide range of benefits for people, the environment and the economy. It is essential to protect soils to ensure they are able to continue to provide these benefits for future generations. Why are soils important? Soils are a vital natural resource as they carry out a wide range of essential functions, such as growing food and timber, co

Sustainable Growth Agreements

Sustainable Growth Agreements (SGAs) are voluntary formal agreements between SEPA and an organisation (or organisations) that focus on practical action to deliver environmentally positive outcomes.

Sustainable Growth Agreements (SGAs) are voluntary formal agreements between SEPA and an organisation (or organisations) that focus on practical action to deliver environmentally positive outcomes. Sustainable Growth Agreements (SGAs) are voluntary formal agreements between SEPA and an organisation (or organisations) that focus on practical action to deliver environmentally positive outcomes. Through an SGA, SEPA can help organisations collaborate with experts, innovators and stakeholders to improve their environmental performance whilst continuing to facilitate commercial and social success

Alloa monitoring buoy, Firth of Forth

Continuous monitoring equipment has been deployed from a buoy in the upper Forth estuary near South Alloa since 1988 to monitor dissolved oxygen, salinity, temperature and turbidity. Dissolved oxygen is consumed by the decomposition of organic matter. Organic matter in the upper Forth estuary originates from discharges of organic waste and organic rich sediments mixed into the water column as a re

Help

Help information Can I view the register full screen?No. The register can only be viewed within the set frame. Can I hide the search menu on the right?No, the search menu on the right hand side is fixed. Why can’t I view my own property?The register is designed to support SEPA’s regulation of the reservoir industry and to support strategic level decision making. It is not suitable for assessing fl

Thriving within the resources of one planet - benefits from nature

As Scotland’s environment protection agency, we work every day to protect and enhance Scotland's environment, helping communities and businesses thrive within the resources of our planet. We call this One Planet Prosperity. We are working directly with businesses that we regulate at the highest level to engage them in the One Planet Prosperity challenge that Scotland needs to meet to be successful

Planning guidance and advice notes

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

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