This document provides an overview of the key components and data layers for Ireland's Water Framework Directive maps that will be available on the Catchments.ie website. It describes the open source tools that will be used, the status and risk data that will be mapped, and over 140 datasets that will be accessible from various environmental agencies and departments. It also outlines the development of modular Wordpress plugins for the maps, upcoming dashboard features, and details on supporting public consultation on river basin management plans.
Presented by Charlotte MacAlister, Birhanu Zemadim, Teklu Erkossa, Amare Haileslassie, Dan Fuka, Tammo Steenhuis, Solomon Seyoum, Holger Hoff, Kinde Getnet, and Nancy Johnson to the Nile Basin Development ChallengeScience and Reflection Workshop, Addis Ababa, 4-6 May 2011
Full proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/72818
Phosphorus indices provide relative loss ratings that then have a corresponding management response. Because most state Phosphorus Indices are qualitative it is not clear how the relative loss rating corresponds to actual phosphorus inputs into the receiving water and how the receiving water would react to these additions. Even with qualitative Phosphorus Indices, unless the water resource has a specific Total Maximum Daily Load, it is not clear how losses correspond to water quality outcomes. These issues will be discussed in the context of the 590 Natural Resources Conservation Standard for nutrient management.
This presentation was given as part of the EPA-funded Catchment Science and Management Course focusing on Integrated Catchment Management, held in June 2015. This course was delivered by RPS Consultants. If you have any queries or comments, or wish to use the material in this presentation, please contact catchments@epa.ie
It is increasingly being recognised internationally that integrated catchment management (ICM) is a useful organising framework for tackling the ongoing challenge of balancing sustainable use and development of our natural resource, against achieving environmental goals. The basic principles of ICM (Williams, 2012) are to:
• Take a holistic and integrated approach to the management of land, biodiversity, water and community resources at the water catchment scale;
• Involve communities in planning and managing their landscapes; and
• Find a balance between resource use and resource conservation
ICM is now well established in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. In Europe the ICM approach has been proposed as being required to achieve effective water and catchment management, and is the approach being promoted by DEFRA for the UK, where it is called the “Catchment Based Approach” (CaBA). The principles and methodologies behind ICM sit well within the context of the Water Framework Directive with its aims and objectives for good water quality, sustainable development and public participation in water resource management. In Ireland it is proposed that the ICM approach will underlie the work and philosophy in developing and implementing future River Basin Management Plans.
Estimation of phosphorus loss from agricultural land in the southern region o...LPE Learning Center
Full Proceedings is available at: http://www.extension.org/72817
The purpose of our work was to determine, within the southern region (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX), the feasibility of using different models to determine potential phosphorus loss from agricultural fields in lieu of phosphorus indices.
Don Lawton (CMC Research Institutes) - Monitoring Conformance and Containment for Geological Carbon Storage: Can Technology Meet Policy and Public Requirements? - UKCCSRC Cranfield Biannual 21-22 April 2015
Integration of the MODFLOW Lak7 package in the FREEWAT GIS modelling environmentMassimiliano Cannata
The MODFLOW Lake Package is integrated into the FREEWAT GIS environment in order to simulate surface water - groundwater interaction using state of the art techniques for numerical simulations, thus allowing the improved consideration of surface water bodies for water resources management. Surface water bodies, both stationary and flowing, can strongly affect groundwater elevations and flow patterns which in turn may affect the qualitative and quantitative state of groundwater resources. With the advancement of numerical simulation techniques and increased model complexity, FREEWAT facilitates the usage of the lake package through existing QGIS tools to edit model layer geometry as well as an intuitive and simple user interface for the specification of constant and time variable lake properties as defined through MODFLOW.
This presentation was given as part of the EPA-funded Catchment Science and Management Course focusing on Integrated Catchment Management, held in June 2015. This course was delivered by RPS Consultants. If you have any queries or comments, or wish to use the material in this presentation, please contact catchments@epa.ie
It is increasingly being recognised internationally that integrated catchment management (ICM) is a useful organising framework for tackling the ongoing challenge of balancing sustainable use and development of our natural resource, against achieving environmental goals. The basic principles of ICM (Williams, 2012) are to:
• Take a holistic and integrated approach to the management of land, biodiversity, water and community resources at the water catchment scale;
• Involve communities in planning and managing their landscapes; and
• Find a balance between resource use and resource conservation
ICM is now well established in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. In Europe the ICM approach has been proposed as being required to achieve effective water and catchment management, and is the approach being promoted by DEFRA for the UK, where it is called the “Catchment Based Approach” (CaBA). The principles and methodologies behind ICM sit well within the context of the Water Framework Directive with its aims and objectives for good water quality, sustainable development and public participation in water resource management. In Ireland it is proposed that the ICM approach will underlie the work and philosophy in developing and implementing future River Basin Management Plans.
Presented by Charlotte MacAlister, Birhanu Zemadim, Teklu Erkossa, Amare Haileslassie, Dan Fuka, Tammo Steenhuis, Solomon Seyoum, Holger Hoff, Kinde Getnet, and Nancy Johnson to the Nile Basin Development ChallengeScience and Reflection Workshop, Addis Ababa, 4-6 May 2011
Full proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/72818
Phosphorus indices provide relative loss ratings that then have a corresponding management response. Because most state Phosphorus Indices are qualitative it is not clear how the relative loss rating corresponds to actual phosphorus inputs into the receiving water and how the receiving water would react to these additions. Even with qualitative Phosphorus Indices, unless the water resource has a specific Total Maximum Daily Load, it is not clear how losses correspond to water quality outcomes. These issues will be discussed in the context of the 590 Natural Resources Conservation Standard for nutrient management.
This presentation was given as part of the EPA-funded Catchment Science and Management Course focusing on Integrated Catchment Management, held in June 2015. This course was delivered by RPS Consultants. If you have any queries or comments, or wish to use the material in this presentation, please contact catchments@epa.ie
It is increasingly being recognised internationally that integrated catchment management (ICM) is a useful organising framework for tackling the ongoing challenge of balancing sustainable use and development of our natural resource, against achieving environmental goals. The basic principles of ICM (Williams, 2012) are to:
• Take a holistic and integrated approach to the management of land, biodiversity, water and community resources at the water catchment scale;
• Involve communities in planning and managing their landscapes; and
• Find a balance between resource use and resource conservation
ICM is now well established in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. In Europe the ICM approach has been proposed as being required to achieve effective water and catchment management, and is the approach being promoted by DEFRA for the UK, where it is called the “Catchment Based Approach” (CaBA). The principles and methodologies behind ICM sit well within the context of the Water Framework Directive with its aims and objectives for good water quality, sustainable development and public participation in water resource management. In Ireland it is proposed that the ICM approach will underlie the work and philosophy in developing and implementing future River Basin Management Plans.
Estimation of phosphorus loss from agricultural land in the southern region o...LPE Learning Center
Full Proceedings is available at: http://www.extension.org/72817
The purpose of our work was to determine, within the southern region (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX), the feasibility of using different models to determine potential phosphorus loss from agricultural fields in lieu of phosphorus indices.
Don Lawton (CMC Research Institutes) - Monitoring Conformance and Containment for Geological Carbon Storage: Can Technology Meet Policy and Public Requirements? - UKCCSRC Cranfield Biannual 21-22 April 2015
Integration of the MODFLOW Lak7 package in the FREEWAT GIS modelling environmentMassimiliano Cannata
The MODFLOW Lake Package is integrated into the FREEWAT GIS environment in order to simulate surface water - groundwater interaction using state of the art techniques for numerical simulations, thus allowing the improved consideration of surface water bodies for water resources management. Surface water bodies, both stationary and flowing, can strongly affect groundwater elevations and flow patterns which in turn may affect the qualitative and quantitative state of groundwater resources. With the advancement of numerical simulation techniques and increased model complexity, FREEWAT facilitates the usage of the lake package through existing QGIS tools to edit model layer geometry as well as an intuitive and simple user interface for the specification of constant and time variable lake properties as defined through MODFLOW.
This presentation was given as part of the EPA-funded Catchment Science and Management Course focusing on Integrated Catchment Management, held in June 2015. This course was delivered by RPS Consultants. If you have any queries or comments, or wish to use the material in this presentation, please contact catchments@epa.ie
It is increasingly being recognised internationally that integrated catchment management (ICM) is a useful organising framework for tackling the ongoing challenge of balancing sustainable use and development of our natural resource, against achieving environmental goals. The basic principles of ICM (Williams, 2012) are to:
• Take a holistic and integrated approach to the management of land, biodiversity, water and community resources at the water catchment scale;
• Involve communities in planning and managing their landscapes; and
• Find a balance between resource use and resource conservation
ICM is now well established in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. In Europe the ICM approach has been proposed as being required to achieve effective water and catchment management, and is the approach being promoted by DEFRA for the UK, where it is called the “Catchment Based Approach” (CaBA). The principles and methodologies behind ICM sit well within the context of the Water Framework Directive with its aims and objectives for good water quality, sustainable development and public participation in water resource management. In Ireland it is proposed that the ICM approach will underlie the work and philosophy in developing and implementing future River Basin Management Plans.
Jenny Deakin from the EPA Catchments Unit gave a Teagasc Signpost Seminar on April 20 2021. The seminar covered water quality, focused on the agricultural sector, and the solutions needed to improve water quality, and new tools to target the right measure in the right place. This includes upgraded Pollution Impact Potential Maps for Nitrogen and Phosphorus, together with overland flow and focused delivery points.
Environmental Management Modeling Activities at Los Alamos National Laborator...Velimir (monty) Vesselinov
esselinov, V.V., et al., Environmental Management Modeling Activities at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Department of Energy Technical Exchange Meeting, Performance Assessment Community of Practice, Hanford, April 13-14, 2010.
This presentation was given by Dr Eva Mockler, EPA Catchment Science and Management Unit, at the 2020 annual meeting of the Irish Freshwater Sciences Association.
It covers 4 tools:
1.Pollutant Impact Potential (PIP) Maps
2.SANICOSE Model for septic tanks
3.Source Load Apportionment Model
4.Morphological Quality Index for Ireland (MQI Ireland)
See www.freshwaterscience.ie and www.catchments.ie for more information.
Data requirements for Ganga River Basin Management Plan FRANK Water
This presentation by Prof. A.K. Gosain describes the data requirements for the Ganga River Basin Management Plan. What are the types of data sets that need to be explored and how would they be used in the studies related to GRBMP.
Presentation at workshop: Reducing the costs of GHG estimates in agriculture to inform low emissions development
November 10-12, 2014
Sponsored by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
This presentation was given as part of the EPA-funded Catchment Science and Management Course focusing on Integrated Catchment Management, held in June 2015. This course was delivered by RPS Consultants. If you have any queries or comments, or wish to use the material in this presentation, please contact catchments@epa.ie
It is increasingly being recognised internationally that integrated catchment management (ICM) is a useful organising framework for tackling the ongoing challenge of balancing sustainable use and development of our natural resource, against achieving environmental goals. The basic principles of ICM (Williams, 2012) are to:
• Take a holistic and integrated approach to the management of land, biodiversity, water and community resources at the water catchment scale;
• Involve communities in planning and managing their landscapes; and
• Find a balance between resource use and resource conservation
ICM is now well established in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. In Europe the ICM approach has been proposed as being required to achieve effective water and catchment management, and is the approach being promoted by DEFRA for the UK, where it is called the “Catchment Based Approach” (CaBA). The principles and methodologies behind ICM sit well within the context of the Water Framework Directive with its aims and objectives for good water quality, sustainable development and public participation in water resource management. In Ireland it is proposed that the ICM approach will underlie the work and philosophy in developing and implementing future River Basin Management Plans.
Drought monitoring, Precipitation statistics, and water balance with freely a...AngelosAlamanos
The aim of this study is to showcase and discuss these new technologies for hydrometeorological studies. Six of NASA’s web-repositories that can be used to freely download and
visualise such spatial and/or time-series factors are listed and explained with examples for Ireland: ways
to access hydrological, meteorological, soil, vegetation and socio-economic data are shown, and
estimations of various precipitations statistics, anomalies, and water balance are presented for monthly
and seasonal analyses. The advantages, disadvantages and limitations of the satellite datasets are
discussed to provide useful recommendations about their proper use, based on purpose, scale, precision,
time requirement, and modelling-expansion criteria.
Towards a Methodology for Assessment of Internationally Shared Aquifers (IWC5...Iwl Pcu
Neno Kukuric, IGRAC
Presentation given during the 5th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference in Cairns, Australia (during the pre-conference workshop for freshwater ecosystems, Global Changes and Water Resources Workshop).
Professional air quality monitoring systems provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.
Monitor common gases, weather parameters, particulates.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
(May 29th, 2024) Advancements in Intravital Microscopy- Insights for Preclini...Scintica Instrumentation
Intravital microscopy (IVM) is a powerful tool utilized to study cellular behavior over time and space in vivo. Much of our understanding of cell biology has been accomplished using various in vitro and ex vivo methods; however, these studies do not necessarily reflect the natural dynamics of biological processes. Unlike traditional cell culture or fixed tissue imaging, IVM allows for the ultra-fast high-resolution imaging of cellular processes over time and space and were studied in its natural environment. Real-time visualization of biological processes in the context of an intact organism helps maintain physiological relevance and provide insights into the progression of disease, response to treatments or developmental processes.
In this webinar we give an overview of advanced applications of the IVM system in preclinical research. IVIM technology is a provider of all-in-one intravital microscopy systems and solutions optimized for in vivo imaging of live animal models at sub-micron resolution. The system’s unique features and user-friendly software enables researchers to probe fast dynamic biological processes such as immune cell tracking, cell-cell interaction as well as vascularization and tumor metastasis with exceptional detail. This webinar will also give an overview of IVM being utilized in drug development, offering a view into the intricate interaction between drugs/nanoparticles and tissues in vivo and allows for the evaluation of therapeutic intervention in a variety of tissues and organs. This interdisciplinary collaboration continues to drive the advancements of novel therapeutic strategies.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
3. Open Data
(where possible)
API to access the EPA’s public Catchment information
Access WFD Map layers via OGC WMS
Access WFD Map layers via EPA Metadata Catalague
Access WFD Map layers via ISDE portal
4. • Shared service website between Department
of Housing, Community & Local Government,
Environmental Protection Agency, Local
Authorities Water & Communities Office
5. • Soft Launch: June Water Event
• One-stop-mobile-friendly site for citizens
• Will support River Basin Management Plan
public consultation (Dec 2016 - June 2017)
11. Maps - Key Layers for Water Framework Directive
Status
• Surface Water Bodies (Rivers, Lakes, Transitional, Coastal) assessed on
3 year cycles. 2010-2012 + 2013-2015.
• Groundwater Bodies assessed on 6 year cycle.
• 2013-2015 data will be published October 2016 (data from 2010-
2012 published late 2015 – massive improvement in time to publish)
15. Maps - Key Layers for Water Framework Directive
Risk
Risk = looks at the current water quality and trends and is used to
highlight waterbodies that are at risk of deteriorating or being at less
than ‘Good’ status in the future.
• Automated calculation assigns every water body a risk score, with
further detailed assessment of those ‘At Risk’ by scientists before
publication to catchments.ie
• Over 140+ datasets used from numerous organisations – huge
cooperation across public sector bodies, Departments etc.
• Identifies likely significant pressures via Load Apportionment
Modelling
• Identifies areas of land with significant Pollution Impact Potential (N,
P surface and sub surface pathways, LPIS + other data for loadings)
17. Risk
General information EPA Catchment boundaries
Subcatchment boundaries
Local Authority boundaries
Locations of main towns
Census information (2011)
Water body information EPA Main river channels
River water bodies
River water body sub-basin boundaries
Direction of river water body flow
Biological and chemistry monitoring stations
Groundwater monitoring stations
Hydrometric monitoring stations (2015)
Preliminary water body risk
(Tier 1)
EPA River water body preliminary risk (Tier 1)
Lake water body preliminary risk (Tier 1)
Groundwater body preliminary risk (Tier 1)
Transitional water body preliminary risk (Tier 1)
Coastal water body preliminary risk (Tier 1)
Water body risk (Tier 2) EPA Groundwater bodies Molybdate Reactive Phosphorus risk (2016)
Status/Biology EPA Historical river biological (Q values) data (1971-2013)
River ecological data (2013-2015)
River ecological data (2010-2012)
River ecological data (2007-2009)
Biological monitoring site substrate information (2010-2014)
EPA biologists suspected causes of pollution list (2007-2012)
Cross border River Status (EPA/NI-EA) (2009-2014)
Lake ecological status (2010-2014)
Water residence time (lakes)
Verified list of lakes with zebra mussels (2016)
Lagoon and Estuary biology and nutrients (2009-2012)
18. Risk
Water chemistry EPA River chemistry data (2013-2015)
Historical water chemistry data (2007-2012)
Total hardness for metal compounds (rivers/lakes)
Lake chlorophyll status (2007-2014)
Lake ammonia and total phosphorous (2013-2014)
Integrated water quality reports
Hydrology EPA Hydrology data at subcatchment outlet (2015)
Hydrology data at downstream end of each river water body (2015)
Hydrology data downstream of each water quality monitoring station (2015)
Flashiness index (Q5:Q95) (2015)
Drainage density (2015)
EPA/OPW Groundwater contribution to river water bodies
OPW Flood Studies Update SAAR data for ungauged locations
Soils EPA/Teasgasc National soils dataset (IFS - Irish Forest Soils)
National wet and dry soils dataset
GSI National subsoil permeability dataset
Teasgasc National subsoil dataset
Geology/Hydrogeolog
y
GSI National aquifer type dataset
National bedrock geology dataset
National sand and gravel aquifer dataset
National karst features dataset
National groundwater vulnerability dataset
National groundwater recharge dataset
Groundwater conceptual models
National crushed rock aggregate potential dataset
National granular aggregate potential dataset
Susceptibility to nutrient pollution (phosphate and nitrate) maps (2015)
EPA Source protection zones
Groundwater zones of contribution
19. Risk
Recreation Irish Sports Council National walking and cycling trails (2016)
Planning Local Authority Development Plans - Landscape and tourism (2014)
Local Area Plans - Landscape and tourism (2014)
Landcover CORINE National CORINE landcover dataset (2012)
Agriculture EPA Pollution Impact Potential of phosphate to surface water receptor map
Pollution Impact Potential of nitrate to surface water receptor map
Pollution Impact Potential of nitrate to groundwater receptor map
Source Load Apportionment Model (SLAM – v2.4) (2016)
Forestry Forest Service Forest Inventory and Planning System (FIPS) dataset (2007)
Coillte Coillte forest landuse type (2012)
CORINE Conifer forest and scrub clearfelling dataset (2006-2012)
Afforestation dataset (2008-2012)
EPA Source Load Apportionment Model (SLAM – v2.4) (2016)
Peat EPA/Teasgasc Peat soil categories dataset (IFS - Irish Forest Soils)
Teasgasc Blanket Bog dataset (ISIS - Irish Soil Information System)
NPWS Raised Bog dataset
EPA Source Load Apportionment Model (SLAM – v2.4) (2016)
Extractive industries register
20. Risk
Urban Waste Water
(UWW)
EPA COA facilities
COA summary
WWTP facilities
WWTP Agglomeration boundaries
WWTP EPA compliance (2006-2014)
BOD, COD, suspended solids monitoring data (2014)
Nutrient data for facilities discharging to sensitive areas (2014)
EPA documents (e.g. inspector reports, EPA action list)
Source Load Apportionment Model (SLAM – v2.4) (2016)
Irish
Water
WWTP Annual Environmental Reports
Priority list of WWTP and COAs for actions
Water Treatment Plants
(WTP)
EPA WTP facilities
IPPC EPA IPPC facilties
Source Load Apportionment Model (SLAM – v2.4) (2016)
EPA documents (e.g. inspector reports)
Section 4 EPA Section 4 discharges
Source Load Apportionment Model (SLAM – v2.4) (2016)
Domestic Waste Water
Treatment (DWWT)
EPA Geodirectory (Buildings)
DWWTs
DWWTs risk ranking (phosphate)
DWWTs risk ranking (nitrate)
Source Load Apportionment Model (SLAM – v2.4) (2016)
21. Risk
Waste Facilities EPA Waste facilities
EPA documents (e.g. inspector reports)
Historic landfills EPA Historic landfill boundaries dataset
Municipal urban
discharge
EPA Source Load Apportionment Model (SLAM – v2.4) (2016)
Unlicensed discharges EPA Unlicensed discharges (Suir catchment)
Quarries EPA Quarries (operating) dataset
Extractive industries register
Mines EPA Mines
Extractive industries register
Abstraction EPA Abstraction database (Suir pilot study)
Abstraction project report (Suir pilot study)
Abstraction database
Abstraction project report
IPC/IE abstraction database
Hydromorphological
pressures
OPW Arterial drainage schemes (V3)
Embankment schemes (V3)
Drainage district schemes (V1)
IFI Barriers to migration (Nore study)
SWRBD List of heavily modified water bodies (WFD Cycle 1)
List of artificial water bodies (WFD Cycle 1)
22. Risk
Freshwater Pearl
Mussel (FPM)
NPWS FPM sensitive areas (priority catchments)
FPM specific priority catchments (biological data – 2009)
FPM specific priority catchments (RHAT data – 2009)
FPM specific priority catchments (pressures – 2009)
FPM sensitive areas (with population status) (V2)
FPM Kerry LIFE project sites (2015)
FPM draft management plans (2009)
Register of Protected
Areas
NPWS Special Area of Conservation locations (2016)
Special Area of Conservation conservation objectives
Special Protection Area locations (2015)
Special Protection Area conservation objectives
Natural Heritage Areas locations (2015)
Proposed Natural Heritage Areas locations (2015)
Shellfish areas
Waters designated under Salmonid Regulations
RAMSA
R
RAMSAR sites
EPA Drinking water designations (rivers)
Drinking water designations (surface water)
Drinking water designation (groundwater)
Designated bathing waters
Designated nutrient sensitive areas
23. Risk
Programmes OPW CFRAMS (Areas for Further Assessment) (2012)
CFRAMS (Watercourses Modelled) (2011-2016)
OPW/IFI EREP (location and description) (2008-2014)
IFI EREP RHAT data (2010-2012)
Teasgasc Agricultural Catchments Programme (subcatchments)
Local Authority Groundwater Protection Schemes
SIRBD Morphological supplementary measures (WFD Cycle 1)
River Trusts EPA Register of River Trusts in Ireland
Background mapping OSI Discovery Series mapping (1:50000)
Ortho photography (aerial photography) (2004-2012)
Digital Globe (aerial imagery) (2014)
25. Data Pages
• 46 catchments,
• 583 subcatchments
• 4829 waterbodies
• Biology and Chemistry data (trends) for waterbodies where
available
Next Steps
• Dashboards (aggregating data and showing key
indicators)
• Should be delivered before year end
• Supporting data for River Basin Management Plan
(statutory requirement) – December 2016