Environmental guidance for your business in Northern Ireland & Scotland

Land

This section deals with the impacts that businesses can have on land.

There is guidance specific to Agriculture, Construction, Forestry and Mining and Quarrying.

There are also more general issues that affect how all businesses manage their impacts on surrounding land.

Contaminated land

Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed and other invasive weeds

A day with Hydrology, SEPA's hydrometry unit is responsible for around 400 gauging stations and 350 rainfall monitoring sites. River gauging stations are important as they allow river levels to be monitored so flood events can be predicted and flood warnings sent out.
Brewing and Distilling Technical Drop-in Day: Waste, Water, Energy, Brewing and Distilling is booming due to high demand for quality Scottish beers and spirits. All this growth is also leading to a boom in food waste, energy and water use.

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