EASR General Binding Rules (GBRs) in Scotland
This page lists the current General Binding Rules (GBRs) for water and waste activities in Scotland.
Water activities
Impoundments
Abstraction
GBR 2: Abstraction from the water environment less than 10m³ per day
GBR 4: Borehole abstraction for testing or sampling less than 150m³ water per year
GBR 15: Temporary abstraction of groundwater from a construction site for dewatering
GBR 17: Abstraction from groundwater for geothermal energy
Discharges
GBR 10A: Run-off from developments built before 1 April 2007
GBR 10B: Run-off from developments built after 1 April 2007
GBR 10C: Run-off from a quarry or borrow pit constructed after 1 January 2022
GBR 10D: Run-off from a small construction site less than or equal to 4 hectares
GBR 11: Discharge into surface water drainage system
GBR 16: Direct discharge of pollutants into groundwater from construction or maintenance works
GBR 21: Run-off from rural land activities
GBR 22: Run-off from waterbound roads and tracks including during construction
GBR 35: Discharge to groundwater from a site with one hot tub
Engineering
GBR 5: Dredging in a straightened watercourse with a bed width of less than 1 metre
GBR 6: The installation of an outfall or a crossing with no part of the crossing on the bed or banks
GBR 7: Temporary crossings, structures or works
GBR 8: Bank works up to one channel width or 10 metres
GBR 9: Operation of any vehicle, plant, or other equipment in or near any surface water or wetland
GBR 12: Within 10 metres upstream of a weir
GBR 13: Within 10 metres of a closed culvert or 5m of an outfall or intake
GBR 25: Bank works using trees or parts of trees
Pollution control
GBR 18: The storage and application of fertiliser
GBR 23: The storage and application of pesticides
GBR 26: Storage of non-waste oil in a portable container less than 200 litres
GBR 27: Storage of oil on a private dwelling
GBR 28: All other storage of oil, other than waste oil on premises
GBR 29: The making and storage of silage in bales or bulk bags
GBR 30: Treatment of silage effluent
GBR 31: The making and storage of silage not in bales or bulk bags
GBR 33: The treatment of slurry
GBR 34: Storage of liquid digestate
Waste activities
Storage and Treatment
GBR 1: Temporary storage at the place of production
GBR 2: Temporary storage of waste at a place owned or occupied by the producer
GBR 3: Temporary storage of waste at a collection point