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Water guidance

Most of our water guidance is available on our Environmental Authorisation (Scotland) Regulation (EASR) water activity webpages.

There are some guidance documents which we have not yet made accessible or updated the information for EASR. These are listed below:

Sewage discharges

• WAT-RM-40: Assessment of numeric discharge quality conditions (for CAR, UWWTD, IPC and PPC compliance) 

• WAT-SG-42: Communications protocol for compliance sampling and reporting between SEPA and Scottish Water

• WAT-SG-87: Compliance monitoring for sewer network licences 

• CAS-G-002: Calibration of monitoring and measurement equipment at swage treatment works

• CAS-G-003: Flow/event monitoring at Scottish Water STWs

• CAS-G-004: Flow recording and reporting at sewage treatment works and on the sewer network

Quarries and mineral extraction sites

• Code of practice for the owners and operators of quarries and other mineral extraction sites

Constructed farm wetlands

The Constructed Farm Wetlands Design Manual for Scotland and Northern Ireland is available on request. Please contact us to request a copy. 

Groundwater

• Guidance on the use of groundwater standards

Engineering

• Gravel deposits and flood risk to agricultural land

• Sediment management webpage (EASR)

• Silt pollution mitigation document