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Robertson Sustainable Growth Agreement

SEPA’s SGA with Robertson will be a long-term partnership that has potential for far reaching impact. It will primarily focus on interventions to improve the environmental and sustainability performance of the supply chain during the construction phase of the building lifecycle for both public and private sector projects. Our joint aspiration is for all elements in the supply chain to achieve high

Tennent Caledonian Sustainable Growth Agreement

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

Policies

A list of SEPA policies.

A list of SEPA policies. Policy no. Policy title Document Corporate Communicating penalties and undertakings 93kb SEPA policy statement on enforcement 145kb 31 Occupational health, safety and welfare 497kb 42 SEPA internal environmental policy 190kb 45 SEPA data protection policy Biodiversity 21 Strategy for implementing actions under the UK biodiversity action plan 20kb Biodiversity

Protected areas

Information regarding water bodies designated as protected areas.

Information regarding water bodies designated as protected areas. A significant number of the water bodies in Scotland are designated as protected areas. This is because of their importance for special purposes such as wildlife conservation, drinking water supply, shellfish harvesting or bathing. These designated areas are vital to ensure that the diverse ecosystems and cultural and economic benefits contained within them are safeguarded. Protected areas are als

Biodiversity

Biodiversity sustains the natural systems that provide vital goods and services to society, supporting tourism, farming, forestry, aquaculture and fishing industries. It adds variety to our urban green spaces and contributes to improving the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland. For all of these reasons, biodiversity is important to SEPA. SEPA is a key partner in the delivery of the Scot

RBMP information sources

A full list of RBMP publications.

A full list of RBMP publications. This page provides a full list of RBMP data sources. Water environment hub The tool provides information on current condition and future targets for rivers, lochs, coastal waters and groundwaters. Classification information The most detailed and up to date classification information for all parameters is available in our water classification hub. This has maps of all results, along wit

Scottish Water Sustainable Growth Agreement

Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Scottish Water here.

Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Scottish Water here. SEPA and Scottish Water have been working together to improve the way decisions are taken to protect and enhance Scotland's environment, recover value from sewage, and prevent flooding using techniques that make our towns and cities better places to live. This work has unlocked innovation in three key areas: Making sustainable choices about how to invest in protecting the quality of Scotland's wa

Remediation activities

Any remediation activity to address land contamination should be designed and planned so risks can be managed appropriately. It is commonly thought that remediation can only result in an environmental improvement. However, while the remediation of chemically contaminated land and the associated water environment is carried out with improvement in mind, the remedial activity itself has the potential to adversely affect human health or the

Any remediation activity to address land contamination should be designed and planned so risks can be managed appropriately. It is commonly thought that remediation can only result in an environmental improvement. However, while the remediation of chemically contaminated land and the associated water environment is carried out with improvement in mind, the remedial activity itself has the potential to adversely affect human health or the Any remediation activity to address land contamination should be designed and planned so risks can be managed appropriately. It is commonly thought that remediation can only result in an environmental improvement. However, while the remediation of chemically contaminated land and the associated water environment is carried out with improvement in mind, the remedial activity itself has the potentia

Changes to permits

Variations A permit holder can apply for a variation to change the conditions of their permit. Administrative variations An administrative variation is a change to permit conditions which does not require SEPA to undertake technical assessment, for example, changing the name of a chemical, lowering a discharge limit, changing an effective date. These changes do not increase the environmental risk

Position Statement: Elevated buildings in areas of flood risk

What is an elevated building? A building where structures such as pillars or stilts are used to raise it above the expected flood water level. The ground below the building remains at risk of flooding and allows for the free flow of water. Context for this position statement This position statement constitutes part of ‘relevant SEPA advice’ as referred to in criterion a) iv of the National Plannin

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