Scotland moves to protect rivers from polluting contractors

By Will Ing2018-08-31T06:00:00

Legislation was passed just weeks before Aberdeen road team fined nearly £300,000 for pollution breaches

All large construction sites north of the border will need to shell out for an anti-pollution licence under new rules coming into force tomorrow.

The licence, which is designed to protect local waterways from pollution caused by sites, was made law in January but firms were given a nine month grace period by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA).

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