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The Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI)
Bob Boyce - SEPABob Boyce - SEPA
Senior Environmental Assessment OfficerSenior Environmental Assessment Officer
Introduction
The background – what, why, who . . .The background – what, why, who . . .Business process and quality Business process and quality
assessmentassessmentSPRI websiteSPRI website
SPRI – What is it?The Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) is a publicly accessible The Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) is a publicly accessible
electronic database of releases of pollutants to all environmental media electronic database of releases of pollutants to all environmental media and transfers of waste that will:and transfers of waste that will:
deliver the system by which Scotland will comply with the requirements of deliver the system by which Scotland will comply with the requirements of a Community Regulation on the implementation of a European Pollutant a Community Regulation on the implementation of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register;Release and Transfer Register;
help facilitate discussion and public participation in environmental matters help facilitate discussion and public participation in environmental matters and decision making as required under the Aarhus Convention;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 allow comparison of releases within industry and with other types of releases in Scotland, the UK and Europe e.g. road traffic and domestic releases in Scotland, the UK and Europe e.g. road traffic and domestic heating, where such data is available; andheating, where such data is available; and
provide generic information on the pollutants.provide generic information on the pollutants.
UN-PRTR, E-PRTR, IPPC IPPC activities are the core IPPC activities are the core National registers can go beyond National registers can go beyond
requirements for domestic purposes requirements for domestic purposes e.g. lower pollutant thresholds e.g. lower pollutant thresholds
IPPC
UNECE Protocol
E-PRTR
National register: e.g. Spain, France, Scotland, England
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?
Overview of reporting requirements
The operator above would report the following*:
PollutantMedia Total release (kg/yr)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Air BRT
Total Phosphorus as P Water 10,100,000
*Note: this report is for illustration only and does not represent actual releases.
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.
Breakdown of sites by sector - 2007
Number of sites Number of sites reportingreporting
220
294
831
1015
1064
YEAR
2002
2004
2005
2006
2007
7 - intensive livestock production
and aquaculture (49%)
9 - other activities (2%)
8 - animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector
(6%)
5 - waste and waste water management
(15%)
6 - paper and wood production and
processing (1%)
3 - mineral industry (3%)
1 - energy (4%)
2 - production and processing of
metals (2%)
4 - chemical industry
(4%)
10 - RSA activities (14%)
Total: 1015 sites
Location of sites (1015)
reporting in 2007
Guidance and toolsTools: Landfill: ConSim leachate estimator tool and Landfill: ConSim leachate estimator tool and
GasSim model for estimating landfill gas GasSim model for estimating landfill gas emissions (free “lite” versions available)emissions (free “lite” versions available)
Waste water estimation tool (developed and Waste water estimation tool (developed and funded by regulators and UK Water funded by regulators and UK Water Industry)Industry)
Guidance (available on website) (available on website) Landfills, waste treatment, transfer and Landfills, waste treatment, transfer and
storage and incineration storage and incineration Combustion, petroleum, chemicalCombustion, petroleum, chemical Food & drink, intensive farmingFood & drink, intensive farming Cement & lime, quarrying and miningCement & lime, quarrying and mining Metals (ferrous and non ferrous) Metals (ferrous and non ferrous) Wood products, fish farmsWood products, fish farms
