What this covers (12 activity descriptions)
  • Brine pit
  • Brine production
  • Rock salt production
  • Salt
  • Salt crushing
  • Salt extraction
  • Salt mine
  • Salt production
  • Salt production by evaporation of sea water or other saline waters
  • Salt works
  • Sea salt production
  • White salt production

Guidance for this activity

Get authorisation for a water activity in Scotland (CAR)

How to comply with Scotland's Controlled Activities Regulations (CAR 2011) for any activity affecting surface water or groundwater — abstraction, impoundment, engineering in or near a water body, and discharges. Covers the four-tier authorisation system (General Binding Rules, Registration, Simple Licence, Complex Licence), pre-application advice, fees, and enforcement, all administered by SEPA.

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