WFD Web Registration

• Discharges (including septic tanks)

  You do not need to apply for a CAR registration if the discharge was previously regulated by consent issued under the Control of Pollution Act. Please click on the above link above for further details.

• Abstractions
• Engineering

Proof of registration is required when new properties are being built or existing properties change hands under the conveyancing system.

Property owners selling existing properties may find that they already have documentation demonstrating that their tank was registered under older environmental legislation. This documentation is acceptable for the conveyancing process so no further action is needed.

If no evidence of a previous registration can be found, please apply to SEPA.

Sewage pollution poses a risk to the environment and to human health. It is very important that tanks and other small private sewage treatment systems are kept in good order by their owners. If pollution is reported to SEPA by the public, we require the owner to take remedial action and to register their installation. The relevant legislation is Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations which came into force on 1 April 2006. The legislation requires SEPA to recover the costs of dealing with registrations. The cost of registering a septic tank or small sewage treatment works from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 is £104 by post, or £77 for online applications. This is one-off cost with no ongoing fees.