Draft River basin Management Plan 2022-27 Consultation

What is the River Basin Management Plan?

A national plan that aims to protect and restore good water quality in our rivers, lakes, estuaries, groundwater, and coastal waters.

For the benefit health, biodiversity, climate, communities, and jobs.

The main themes in the Plan are:

What is the condition of the waters in Fingal?  

Fingal Proposed Programme of Measures

Main areas of focus in Fingal

Urban Pressures (Section 5.4.5)

Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants (Section 5.4.4)

Agriculture (Section 5.4.1)

Hydromorphology / Physical alterations (Section 5.4.2)

Domestic wastewater treatment systems (Section 5.4.6)

* One of the measures contained in the plan is that each local authority will put in place a County level plan.

What are the pressures to water quality in Fingal?

*’At Risk’ means at risk of not meeting good ecological status by 2027.

Where is your local river in Fingal and is it in this Draft Plan?

The Third Cycle Draft River Basin Management Plan 2022-2027 Consultation Report

The Third Cycle Draft River Basin Management Plan 2022-2027 Consultation Report has been published. This report presents a summary of the issues raised in the submissions reviewed from the public consultation on the draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2022-2027.

Please click on the following link to view the report: gov.ie - Third Cycle Draft River Basin Management Plan 2022-2027 - Consultation Report (www.gov.ie)