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Title: Waste Minimisation


1
Overview of the next SEPA report on the State of
Scotlands Environment and underpinning data
sources
Paula Woolgar, State of the Environment Reporting
Manager
2
Objectives of Presentation
  • Inform and raise awareness
  • Highlight use of non-SEPA data sources
  • Establish whether there are any other suitable
    data sources
  • Receive ideas and comments (take after each
    section)

3
Why a SEPA SoE report?
  • Part of the process of reviewing whether meeting
    SEPAs main aim to provide an efficient and
    integrated environmental protection system for
    Scotland that will improve the environment..
  • Need to know what trying to protect and the
    condition of the environment
  • Duty to form an opinion on the general state of
    pollution of the environment
  • 10 years since the last one
  • Commitment in SEPA Corporate Plan

4
Background to SoE Report
  • To be published Sept 2006, approx 50 pages
  • Targeted at those who have an interest in the
    environment but not detailed knowledge
  • Aimed at improving awareness, informing
    priorities highlighting gaps
  • Will detail state of air, land and water in 2005
    or most recent year for which data available
  • Highlight implications of state for human
    ecosystem health i.e. attempt to address the so
    what factor
  • Highlight potential reasons for change in state
    i.e. provide emissions trends in emissions
  • About the environment rather than what SEPA does

5
Structure of report
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Climate
  • Air (quality)
  • Land (quality, resource habitats)
  • Water (quality, resource habitats)
  • Acidification (all media)
  • Nutrient enrichment (all media)
  • Hazardous substances (all media)
  • Radiation (all media)
  • Waste management (all media may become
    incorporated into synthesis)
  • Synthesis

6
Key features
  • Standard format for each section
  • Summary at beginning
  • Something about environmental processes
  • Bit about how measure state, limitations and how
    arrive at views
  • Summary table detailing state, implications and
    factors contributing to supported by commentary
  • Amalgamated data not singling out companies or
    local authorities
  • Case studies to illustrate key points
  • References and further information sources

7
Process of Production
  • P Woolgar responsible for management, editing,
    pulling together internal external data,
    initial drafting
  • Using SEPA data and published external data
  • Some additional analysis commissioned from CEH
    (ammonia, ozone critical level exceedence)
  • Will seek external review of specific items in
    report from organisations whose data has been
    used
  • Hard copy report plus interactive web version
  • Formal launch at SEPA conference (details to be
    firmed up)
  • To be produced at 5 year intervals
  • ANY COMMENTS?

8
Climate data sources (1)
  • State
  • Scottish mainland temperature SE stats
  • Global annual mean concentration of CO2 in air
    Mauna Loa observatory
  • Occurrence of gales MET Office/SNIFFER
  • Ice core data - web
  • Impact
  • Annual/summer/winter rainfall SEPA, 3 sites
  • Annual/summer/winter/high river flow SEPA data
    7 rivers
  • Northern shift of species SNH
  • Occurrence of springtime events SNH
  • Scottish sea temperature level SNIFFER?
  • Dissolved organic carbon in water - UCL

9
Climate data sources (2)
  • Pressures
  • Annual emission of greenhouse gases from
    reporting regulated processes SEPA SPRI
  • Annual emission of greenhouse gases from all
    Scottish sources NAEI report
  • Annual emission of carbon dioxide from those
    participating in emissions trading scheme SEPA
    ETS returns
  • ANY COMMENTS?

10
Air quality data sources (1)
  • State
  • Annual mean concentration gl ozone, NOx, SO2,
    PM10, benzene, butadiene AURN
  • Impact
  • No. occurrences moderate/high/very high ozone,
    PM10, NOx and SO2 pollution - AURN
  • Exceedence of ozone critical level CEH
  • Acidification of land water CEH
  • Impact of large combustion plants on Natura 2000
    sites SNIFFER project

11
Air quality data sources (2)
  • Pressures
  • Annual emission of air pollutants from reporting
    regulated processes SEPA SPRI
  • Annual emission of air pollutants from all UK
    sources NAEI web site
  • Annual emission of NOx and SO2 from large
    combustion plants SEPA LCPD returns
  • Annual solvent use SEPA SED returns
  • ANY COMMENTS?

12
Land resource habitats data
  • State, pressures, impact
  • Loss of soil to water SEPA estimate
  • Land cover CS2000
  • Area of agricultural land subject to env.
    sustainable practices SE LMC and organic aid
    scheme
  • Status of BAP habitats species SE stats/JNCC
  • Condition of protected sites SNH
  • Number of derelict vacant sites (plus brought
    back into use) SVDLS
  • Number of mineral workings - BGS
  • Farmland woodland bird populations BTO
  • Occurrence of landslides SE report BGS

13
Land quality data sources
  • State, pressures, impact
  • Soil Organic Matter, pH CS2000
  • Heavy metals CS200, MLURI transects
  • Exceedence of critical loads for acidity
    nutrient nitrogen CEH
  • Number derelict sites with known contamination
    (plus brought back into use) SVDLS
  • Number of sites formally identified as
    contaminated land (plus remediated) SEPA based
    on LA notices
  • Litter on beaches Marine Conservation Society
  • Litter on streets KSB
  • Fly-tipping KSB
  • Amount of waste to landfills and land SEPA
    WIC
  • ANY COMMENTS?

14
Water resources habitats data
  • State, pressures, impact
  • Annual/summer/winter/high river flow SEPA data
    7 rivers
  • Groundwater level Newbridge borehole
  • Condition of river habitats RHS
  • Status of BAP habitats species SE stats/JNCC
  • Condition of protected sites SNH
    Annual/summer/winter rainfall SEPA, 3 sites
  • Water bodies impacted by abstraction and flow
    regulation morphology WFD characterisation
  • Amount of water licensed for abstraction SEPA,
    April 06 baseline

15
Water quality data sources
  • State, pressures, impact
  • Classified waters (rivers, lochs, estuaries,
    coasts identified bathing shellfish waters,
    freshwater fisheries) - SEPA
  • Groundwater bodies impacted by point source
    diffuse pollution WFD characterisation
  • Reasons for downgrading of waters
  • Loss of E Coli from land to water SEPA estimate
  • Extent of sewage treatment WIC
  • Surface water abstracted for drinking water
    SEPA
  • ANY COMMENTS?

16
Acidification data sources
  • State, pressures, impact
  • Exceedence of critical load for acidity in
    terrestrial freshwater habitats CEH
  • Lochs and rivers downgraded due to acidification
    - SEPA
  • Area coniferous woodland Forestry Facts
    Figures
  • Annual emission of NOx and SO2 from large
    combustion plants SEPA LCPD returns
  • Annual emission of air pollutants from reporting
    regulated processes SEPA SPRI
  • Annual emission of air pollutants from all UK
    sources NAEI web site
  • Emission of ammonia from all Scottish sources
    CEH
  • Loch Grannoch Loch Chon AWMN
  • ANY COMMENTS?

17
Nutrient enrichment data sources
  • State, pressures, impact
  • Exceedence of critical load for nutrient nitrogen
    CEH
  • Lochs downgraded due to phosphorus SEPA
  • Waters sensitive to eutrophication - SEPA
  • Inputs of N and P to water SEPA SPRI OSPAR
  • Loss of NP from land to water SEPA estimate
  • Annual emission of NOx and SO2 from large
    combustion plants SEPA LCPD returns
  • Annual emission of air pollutants from reporting
    regulated processes SEPA SPRI
  • Annual emission of air pollutants from all UK
    sources NAEI web site
  • Emission of ammonia from all Scottish sources
    CEH
  • Fertiliser use SE statistics
  • Estimate of production of manures slurries -
    SEPA
  • ANY COMMENTS?

18
Hazardous chemicals data
  • State, pressures, impact
  • Metals, PAHs, PCBs, dioxins in soil MLURI
    transects, soil herbage survey, CS 2000
  • Pesticides in groundwater SEPA data
  • Tributyl tin including imposex SEPA
  • Fish farm chemicals - SEPA
  • Annual emissions of metals, PAHs, PCBs, dioxins
    to air water from regulated reporting processes
    SEPA SPRI
  • Inputs of metals to water SEPA OSPAR
  • Concentrations in food FSA
  • ANY COMMENTS?

19
Radiation data sources
  • State, pressures, impact UV radiation
  • Thickness of stratospheric ozone above Lerwick
    SE statistics
  • Emission of ozone depleting substances from
    regulated reporting processes SEPA SPRI
  • Occurrence of skin cancer ISD
  • State, pressures, impact ionising radiation
  • Radioceasium MLUIR transects, soil herbage
    survey
  • Radionuclides in the environment RIFE
  • Gamma radiation dose - Defra
  • Water bodies impacted by ionising radiation WFD
    characterisation
  • Emission of radionuclides from regulated
    reporting processes SEPA SPRI
  • ANY COMMENTS?

20
Interpretation of trends
  • No significant increase if less than 95 level of
    confidence of change (Rank Spearman correlation,
    seasonal Kendall test etc.)
  • Significant increase if 95 or greater level of
    confidence of change
  • Little or no change - less than 10 compared to
    selected base year
  • Substantial change - equal to or greater than 10
    compared to selected base year
  • ANY COMMENTS?
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