Report an environmental incident

You can contact the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to report:

• damage or danger to the natural environment
• pollution to water or land
• dead fish or fish gasping for air
• watercourses blocked by a vehicle or fallen tree causing risk of flooding
• flooding from main rivers or the sea
• illegal dumping of hazardous waste or large amounts of industrial waste
• incidents at regulated waste sites
• illegal removals from watercourses
• unusual changes in river flow

How to report an environmental incident

You can report an environmental incident to SEPA by:

• calling their pollution hotline
• reporting it on their website

You can call the pollution hotline on:

0800 80 70 60
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
Find out about call charges