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Before discharging to a watercourse, you must investigate if it is possible to discharge to land via a soakaway. Water flow You must not discharge to a watercourse that has a very low flow of water or dries up at certain times of the year. There needs to be enough water in a river, stream, or burn to properly dilute any sewage that discharges into it to prevent pollution. If the flow of water is l

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

As Scotland’s environmental regulator, we are responsible for some of the primary environmental legislation that covers Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), and have statutory duties within the land use planning system and local air quality management system. We are also involved in working with UK and Scottish Governments as well as other environment agencies. In addition, we provide ad

Dry cleaning is the term given to the cleaning of clothes and other textiles using a solvent – perchloroethylene (perc), siloxane or hydrocarbon solvents (HCS) – instead of water. The process is carried out in a purpose built dry cleaning machine which both cleans and dries the clothes/textiles. A range of training courses and qualifications are provided by the Guild of Cleaners and Launderers. Re

The medium combustion plant requirements of the PPC regulations are designed to control emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and dust into the air from plants with a net rated thermal input of between 1 and 50 megawatts (MW), contributing to better air quality and reducing the potential risks to human health and the environment. If you operate your own boiler, engine or genera

Further technical guidance This page brings together a number of ancillary guidance documents and previous email bulletin information relating to modelling of marine fish-farms for CAR licence applications. Auxiliary biomass sampling transect In areas where the tidal residual current is weak, the auxiliary transect (site-specific sampling 2) may be aligned along a bearing reciprocal to the primary

Can I view the maps full screen?No. The maps can only be viewed within the set frame. Why has the background on the maps changed (2019)?Due to changes to the contract associated with the supply of the background mapping to SEPA, we now have a different background on display. This change took place in December 2018. There are no significant changes to what is displayed, and the mapping presented ha

The WEEE regulations aim to reduce the environmental impacts caused by end-of life electronic and electrical items. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the UK and is increasing at a rate three times that of average municipal waste growth, with much of it destined for landfill. A well-managed approach towards the disposal of WEEE is vital,

Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Superglass here. Through this Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA), SEPA and Superglass have agreed to work collaboratively to deliver powerful environmental performance. The agreement aims to enable Superglass to further move its business towards long-term prosperity (environmental, social and economic success) by identifying opportunities for Superglass to go beyond compliance and develop new and innovative produc

Information on how to apply for, vary or modify an authorisation online or by post. It is important that SEPA's authorisations are kept up to date and therefore accurately reflect the activities that they cover. There are a wide range of reasons why an authorisation may require updating by variation. Operator initiated variations For charging fee purposes, we categorise an application for variation of an authorisation, which is initiated by the authorisation holder, into one of t