Operators who require to carry out certain activities in and around the water environment for pollution control, abstraction, impoundment and engineering require an authorisation issued by SEPA under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 to undertake their activities. SEPA, through regulation, will maintain a high-quality environment by setting authorisation conditions which limit the impacts associated with these activities and then by ensuring that operators comply with these conditions.
On this Water Environment hub, you’ll find a list of open consultations for pollution control, abstraction, impoundment and engineering applications. For Finfish Aquaculture applications please go to the Aquaculture Hub.
You can provide your comments through this hub.
As part of our determination, SEPA will consider risks to the water environment (including potential impacts to species and habitats) and the interests of other users of the water environment resulting from an aspect of the activity that we regulate.
Each consultation will be open for a minimum of 28 days.
How to get in touch
Please complete all consultations online where possible. If you are unable to do so, please call 03000 99 66 99 to provide your contact details and someone will arrange for an officer to call you back.
If you wish to post your comments, please mark them for the attention of Registry and send them to:
SEPA
Angus Smith Building
6 Parklands Avenue
Eurocentral
Holytown
North Lanarkshire
ML1 4WQ.
Applications advertised prior to April 2021, under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities (Scotland) Regulations 2011, can be found on the SEPA website.
The list of live Water Environment consultations is listed below. Please submit all comments online, where possible. Contact registry@sepa.org.uk to discuss any issues you have completing the online form.
The list of closed Water Environment CAR applications consultations is below:
SEPA has granted the Permit for the following:
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