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Energy

Energy, both renewable and non-renewable, is one of Scotland’s largest and most important resources. However, while energy is fundamental to the economy, its production, transmission and use can have significant environmental impacts. SEPA’s role across the energy arena is to advise, influence, regulate and monitor the effects of electricity, heat and fuel generation, transmission and consumption

Guidance and reports

SEPA guidance Guidance on decommissioning of non-nuclear facilities Principles on Surrendering Permits and Registrations under the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 Satisfying the optimisation requirement and the role of best practicable means Guidance on monitoring for heterogeneous Radium-226 sources resulting from historic luminising or waste disposal sites M

BETA - How we work

Good environmental practices can lead to economic benefits for business and for Scotland. To support this, we’ve established multi-disciplinary and specialist teams to help us achieve our ambitious vision for Scotland’s environment.

Good environmental practices can lead to economic benefits for business and for Scotland. To support this, we’ve established multi-disciplinary and specialist teams to help us achieve our ambitious vision for Scotland’s environment. SEPA guidance Guidance on decommissioning of non-nuclear facilities Principles on Surrendering Permits and Registrations under the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 Satisfying the optimisation requirement and the role of best practicable means Guidance on monitoring for heterogeneous Radium-226 sources resulting from historic luminising or waste disposal sites M

Odour

Overview of regulations designed to reduce and prevent offensive odours.

Overview of regulations designed to reduce and prevent offensive odours. We regulate a variety of activities and practices in a bid to reduce and prevent offensive odours. Regulating odour is one of the most difficult areas of our work – odour is a highly complex and subjective issue and what is offensive to one person may not be offensive to another. We have published Odour guidance on dealing with activities that could cause offensive odour. Although the guidance is

Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)

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

Renewable

Information on the different types of renewable power and our role in regulating them.

Information on the different types of renewable power and our role in regulating them. Scottish Government has made decarbonisation of the energy system by 2050 a core aspect of the Scottish Energy Strategy and commits us to ensuring that by 2030, the equivalent of 50% of the total energy for Scotland’s heat, transport and electricity consumption would be supplied from renewable sources and Scotland’s Climate Change Plan sets out an ambitious trajectory for decarbonising heat, where

Air quality

Overview of air quality and how it can be affected by pollutants.

Overview of air quality and how it can be affected by pollutants. We have a direct remit to regulate, control, monitor and act as a consultee on many activities that may influence air quality in Scotland. Under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 we regulate and monitor certain industrial activities in Scotland that can generate airborne pollution, and, under the Environment (Scotland) Act 1995, we work with, and direct where necessa

Control of major accident hazards (COMAH)

Information regarding our role as the Competent Authority tasked with overseeing and enforcing the Control of Major Accident Hazards regulations.

Information regarding our role as the Competent Authority tasked with overseeing and enforcing the Control of Major Accident Hazards regulations. Control of major accident hazards (COMAH) The COMAH Regulations are applicable to any establishment storing, or otherwise handling, large quantities of chemicals or substances of a hazardous nature, including production facilities, warehouses, and some distributors.This section outlines our main duties and explains what operators need to do if the regulations apply to them. What are the COMAH re

Waste data

Link page to waste data pages.

Link page to waste data pages. Data returns Many environmental licences include a requirement to submit data returns or other reporting requirements on an annual or quarterly basis. What should you do? We are now actively reviewing many of the data returns and kindly request you to submit any outstanding returns for the following areas: Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI): SPRI returns are due by the 28th of February ea

Scottish Land Commission Sustainable Growth Agreement

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

Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Scottish Land Commission here. The Scottish Land Commission (SLC) was established on 1 April 2017 as a result of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016. Their vision is a “fair, inclusive and productive system of ownership, management and use of land that delivers greater benefit for all the people of Scotland”. The SLC are guided by objectives to increase the productivity, diversity and accountability of the way land is owned and

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