Variable Monetary Penalties (VMPs) are a new enforcement measure made available to SEPA under the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 through which fines up to £40,000 can be imposed for certain environmental offences.
The aim of VMPs is to help address a compliance gap that exists between...More
Reuse is increasingly recognised as an important activity which can extend the life of products, reduce extraction of virgin resources, reduce environmental impacts of waste management, keep value in the economy, create employment and provide products for low income households.
We are...More
SEPA is consulting on our proposed new ' Guidance on monitoring for heterogeneous Radium-226 sources resulting from historic luminising or waste disposal sites '.
We have produced this guidance to aid Local Authorities and contractors in undertaking what SEPA considers to be current best...More
SEPA is consulting on our proposed new guidance
SEPA’s requirements for activities related to geothermal energy
The extraction of geothermal energy can involve a number of activities which are regulated by SEPA under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations...More
SEPA is consulting on our proposed new guidance
CAR Licences for Deep Boreholes - Information Requirements
The guidance is directed at anybody planning to drill and operate a deep borehole in Scotland. It is designed to help them with their application by setting out the minimum...More
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Environment Agency (EA) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW), together referred to as “the environment agencies”, are consulting on our proposed new guidance on “Requirements for Release of Nuclear Sites from Radioactive Substances...More
The purpose of this consultation is to seek your views on proposed improvements to the Compliance Assessment Scheme (CAS) used by SEPA and to reflect your feedback where possible in the revised scheme.
Please note that the implementation date has changed to 1 January 2017.
As...More
This consultation provides an opportunity for you to give your views on SEPA’s revised enforcement policy and new guidance on enforcement. Stakeholder views are important to us and we would welcome your comments on these important documents.
The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014...More
This consutation provides an opportunity for you to give your views on SEPA’s proposed new charging scheme. Stakeholder views are important to us and we would welcome your comments on this important issue. Your input will influence how we develop the scheme before submitting it to Scottish...More
When fully implemented, the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’) will transfer responsibility for the regulation of reservoir safety in Scotland from the existing 32 Scottish local authorities to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
Historically,...More
Working together to protect and improve our water environment.
Scotland’s water environment is one of our greatest natural assets providing many ecosystem services which support our health, wellbeing, wildlife and the sustainable growth of our economy. Our vision is one where...More
Working together to protect and improve our water environment
River basin management is about protecting and improving our rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal waters and groundwater. Getting it right is important to ensure we can all enjoy the many benefits – the ecosystems services...More
Working together to protect and improve our water environment.
Scotland’s water environment is one of our greatest natural assets providing many ecosystem services which support our health, wellbeing, wildlife and the sustainable growth of our economy. Our vision is one where...More
This consultation provides you with the opportunity to contribute to the development of new approaches to address the significant water management challenges in the Scotland river basin district. It also describes the condition of the water environment and progress towards achievement of...More
This public consultation provides you with the opportunity to contribute to the development of new approaches for the water management challenges for the Solway Tweed river basin district. It is set in the context of an update on the condition of the water environment and our progress on...More
What is this consultation about?
This consultation:
outlines the timetable and work programme for the development of the second river basin management plan in 2015;
highlights the opportunities and structures/groups in place to enable you to influence the development of second...More
We are currently seeking comments from public bodies involved in management of the water environment, together with land and water managers, and commercial users on the development of the second river basin management plan.
The consultation:
outlines the timetable and work programme...More
The aim of this draft plan is to identify the work needed to deliver an improvement in the physical condition of Scotland's water environment as well as a wide range of wider environmental, social and economic benefits. Repairing the damage to the physical condition of the water environment will...More