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Significant pressures have been identified for waterbodies that are At Risk of not meeting their water quality objectives under the Water Framework Directive. While there are a multitude of pressures in every waterbody, the significant pressures are those pressures which need...
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The dataset contains linear waste features identified at historic mine sites. This consists mainly of the drainage of water on a site, termed mine drainage.
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EnvironmentBiological Sampling Survey station locations containing catch data from a bottom trawl survey series: Trawl positions, duration and gear parameters; catch weights of the target species; length frequency distributions; age, sex and maturity. The target species are: cod,...
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This dataset represents an initial comparison between several years of hourly wave forecasts (using WAM) on a grid of points located off the Irish coast with corresponding records from a number of buoys installed pre 2005. Based on the level of agreement found the wave...
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Water Framework Directive (WFD) Coastal Waterbody unit within Irish waters. According to the WFD Article 2(7) “‘Coastal water’ means surface water on the landward side of a line, every point of which is at a distance of one nautical mile on the seaward side from the nearest...
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This dataset shows the overall risk status result for transitional waterbodies (2008). The risk status was calculated as part of the Article 5 characterisation and risk assessment report carried out on all waterbodies. It identified those at risk of failing the objectives of...
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GovernmentThis shows the urban areas where upgrade works are needed to protect against impact on shellfish waters. Further areas may be added pending outcome of on-going impact assessments. Further information about urban areas impacting on shellfish waters can be found in the EPA’s...
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Significant pressures have been identified for waterbodies that are At Risk of not meeting their water quality objectives under the Water Framework Directive. While there are a multitude of pressures in every waterbody, the significant pressures are those pressures which need...
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Corine Land Cover Changes 2006-2012 is a map of the changes in Irish environmental landscape between 2006 and 2012, based on revised Corine 2006 database. It is based on EU devised Corine (Coordination of Information on the Environment) specifications.
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Significant pressures have been identified for waterbodies that are At Risk of not meeting their water quality objectives under the Water Framework Directive. While there are a multitude of pressures in every waterbody, the significant pressures are those pressures which need...
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Significant pressures have been identified for waterbodies that are At Risk of not meeting their water quality objectives under the Water Framework Directive. While there are a multitude of pressures in every waterbody, the significant pressures are those pressures which need...
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This dataset shows the level of treatment of waste water and the quality of discharges from secondary waste water treatment plants in agglomerations (towns/cities) with a population equivalent of over 500 as required under The Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations, 2001...
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This dataset shows water quality monitoring and assessments carried out on Irish Transitional Waters for the Reporting period 2010-2012.
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Significant pressures have been identified for waterbodies that are At Risk of not meeting their water quality objectives under the Water Framework Directive. While there are a multitude of pressures in every waterbody, the significant pressures are those pressures which need...
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Register of Protected Areas - Salmonid Water Regs Surface Water BodiesEnvironmentWFD Surface Water Bodies intersecting with WFD Designated Salmonid Waters under S.I. No. 293/1988 - European Communities (Quality of Salmonid Waters) Regulations 1988, 14th August 1988
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Significant pressures have been identified for waterbodies that are At Risk of not meeting their water quality objectives under the Water Framework Directive. While there are a multitude of pressures in every waterbody, the significant pressures are those pressures which need...
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The location of emission points from IPPC (Integrated Pollution Provention and Control) facilities (EPA Licensed, applied, closed etc.)
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Boundaries of all waste Facilities within Ireland that are or are going to be licensed by the EPA.
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EnvironmentSea surface temperature was collected via permanent scientific equipment on board the MI research vessel RV Celtic Voyager. Data includes temperature from the hull mounted sensor known as 'Hull Sea Temperature' and temperature/salinity from the temperature sensor known as...
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Water Framework Directive (WFD) River Waterbodies (RWB) are the management and reporting units for the WFD. WFD RWB is a polyline shapefile dataset which is formed from a water flow routes dataset. Waterbodies are assigned types depending on their likely WFD status...