Environmental Quality Director
John Mason
The Directorate for Environmental Quality is led by John Mason who also leads the Directorate for Climate Change and Water Industry.
The Directorate is structured into three divisions:
- Waste and Pollution Reduction
- Drinking Water Quality
- Water, Air, Soils & Flooding
The Directorate is central to the Scottish Government's stewardship of the environment, and plays a key role in ensuring that the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil that we cultivate is of the highest environmental standard. The Directorate is heavily engaged in delivering the Government's commitments to make Scotland a Zero Waste society, and to ensure that Scotland has flood protection arrangements fit for today's society. The Directorate also sponsors the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, and is currently implementing and negotiating on a number of EU Directives.
Our Goal
To deliver a safe and clean air, land and water environment.
Objectives
- To protect the environment, through relevant legislation and policy
- To improve public health with good, safe drinking water that customers trust
- To move towards a "zero waste" society where we value and reuse resources
- To protect communities from pollution, flooding, noise and nuisance
- To ensure that environmental regulation is risk-based and proportionate