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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published the 2026 bathing water classifications, showing the national picture across Scotland’s coasts and inland waters. The majority of designated bathing waters continue to meet high environmental standards, with 47 rated Excellent and 26 rated Good for the year ahead.

Salmon have returned to the Levern Water in Barrhead for the first time in 170 years, thanks to a river restoration project by East Renfrewshire Council and Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have delivered the biggest advancement in environmental legislation since their inception almost three decades ago.

Radioactivity in food, water and the wider environment continues to remain well below public health limits, according to the latest Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE-30) report published today (30 October).

The latest water scarcity report marks the end of weekly water scarcity reporting for 2025 with all areas at Alert level or below and all abstraction restrictions across Scotland lifted.

This is a Policy statement and relates to the Official Statistics Publication for Scotland - Household waste summary (Jan-Dec 2024), waste landfilled in Scotland – 2024, and waste incinerated in Scotland – 2024 statistics published at 9.30am on Tuesday 28 October 2025 and available on SEPA's website.