1. The Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) Bob Boyce - SEPA Senior Environmental Assessment Officer

2. Introduction The background – what, why, who... The background – what, why, who... Business process and quality assessment Business process and quality assessment SPRI website SPRI website

3. SPRI – What is it? The Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) is a publicly accessible electronic database of releases of pollutants to all environmental media and transfers of waste that will: deliver the system by which Scotland will comply with the requirements of a Community Regulation on the implementation of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register; deliver the system by which Scotland will comply with the requirements of a Community Regulation on the implementation of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register; help facilitate discussion and public participation in environmental matters and decision making as required under the Aarhus Convention; help facilitate discussion and public participation in environmental matters and decision making as required under the Aarhus Convention; aid delivery of data for policy makers, academics and the public; aid delivery of data for policy makers, academics and the public; support the prevention and reduction of pollution; support the prevention and reduction of pollution; allow comparison of releases within industry and with other types of releases in Scotland, the UK and Europe e.g. road traffic and domestic heating, where such data is available; and allow comparison of releases within industry and with other types of releases in Scotland, the UK and Europe e.g. road traffic and domestic heating, where such data is available; and provide generic information on the pollutants. provide generic information on the pollutants.

4. UN-PRTR, E-PRTR, IPPC IPPC activities are the core IPPC activities are the core National registers can go beyond requirements for domestic purposes e.g. lower pollutant thresholds National registers can go beyond requirements for domestic purposes e.g. lower pollutant thresholds IPPC UNECE Protocol E-PRTR National register: e.g. Spain, France, Scotland, England

5. Started in 2002 Based on IPPC but has wider remit with 67 activities covering 10 sectors; Reporting obligation on operator; EA and SEPA have common list of 215 pollutants, thresholds and activities relevant to the UK; Mass emissions of 215 pollutants to air, water and land; Off-site transfers and transboundary shipments of waste by weight; Methodologies must be reported; Data made publicly available; 40% of SEPA sites will report to E-PRTR SPRI – What’s in it?

6. Overview of reporting requirements

7. The operator above would report the following*: Pollutant MediaTotal release (kg/yr) Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 )AirBRT Total Phosphorus as PWater10,100,000 *Note: this report is for illustration only and does not represent actual releases.

8. Who reports - Sectors energy; production and processing of metals; mineral industry; chemical industry; waste and waste water management; paper and wood production and processing; intensive livestock production and aquaculture; animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector; other activities; and Nuclear installations (includes decommissioning) and all non-nuclear installations holding or using open radioactive sources and disposing of radioactive waste.

9. Breakdown of sites by sector - 2007 Number of sites reporting Number of sites reporting 220 294 831 1015 1064 YEAR 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total: 1015 sites

10. Location of sites (1015) reporting in 2007

12. Guidance and tools Tools: Landfill: ConSim leachate estimator tool and GasSim model for estimating landfill gas emissions (free “lite” versions available) Landfill: ConSim leachate estimator tool and GasSim model for estimating landfill gas emissions (free “lite” versions available) Waste water estimation tool (developed and funded by regulators and UK Water Industry) Waste water estimation tool (developed and funded by regulators and UK Water Industry) (available on website) Guidance (available on website) Landfills, waste treatment, transfer and storage and incineration Landfills, waste treatment, transfer and storage and incineration Combustion, petroleum, chemical Combustion, petroleum, chemical Food & drink, intensive farming Food & drink, intensive farming Cement & lime, quarrying and mining Cement & lime, quarrying and mining Metals (ferrous and non ferrous) Metals (ferrous and non ferrous) Wood products, fish farms Wood products, fish farms

20. Thank You! bob.boyce@sepa.org.uk SEPA – Edinburgh Office 0131 273 7242 www.sepa.org.uk/SPRI