This is the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, a government body which polices environmental matters
Segmented Embanked Pit Alignment An alignment of paired pits, the soil from which is piled up to form two banks See Mike Haigh, 'The Case of the Segmented Embanked Pit Alignments', NE 60
State Environmental Policy Act, the state law designed to protect the natural resources of the state SEPA checklists are completed by an applicant and reviewed by a lead agency If there is a significant environmental impact an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required