Environmental Performance Assessment Scheme (EPAS) - a fair way to report performance
Annex 1: Regimes proposed to be included in phase one of EPAS
Table A1: Regimes included when the EPAS launches. Some regimes include more activities than those listed in this summary table.
| Regime | Description of controlled activities | Relevant Laws |
| Water |
Aquaculture: fish farming in freshwater or sea pens. Water resources: taking, diverting or storing water (abstractions and impoundments). Engineering: modifying or building in or near to inland water environments. Discharge of substances to the water environment, including water at temperatures that may cause environmental harm. |
The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 as amended in 2013, 2017 and 2021. We call this CAR. |
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Release of substances to air, water and land from industrial activities e.g. energy, chemical and mineral industries, food and drink production including intensive agriculture and many more. |
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012. We call this PPC. | |
| Waste Management |
Storage and treatment of waste e.g. transfer stations (for both household and commercial waste), metal recycling centres (‘scrap yards’), green waste compositing sites. |
Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011. We call this Waste Management Licences. |
| Radioactive Substances |
Management of radioactive substances including decommissioning sites and radioactive waste. |
Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018. We call this EASR. |