WFD Cycle 2

Catchment Owenavorragh

Subcatchment Cahore_SC_010

Code 11_1

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Generated on: 03 Jan 2019

1 Generated by WFD Application

Assessment Purpose

This assessment has been produced as part of the national characterisation programme undertaken for the second cycle of Water Framework Directive river basin management planning. It has been led by the EPA, with input from Local Authorities and other public bodies, and with support from RPS consultants.

The characterisation assessments are automatically generated from the information stored in the WFD Application. They are based on information available to the end of 2015 but may be subject to change until the final 2018-21 river basin management plan is published. Users should ensure that they have the most up to date information by downloading the latest assessment before use.

2 Evaluation of PrioritySubcatchment Issues

Three of the eight river waterbodies, Aughnaboy_010, Cahore Canal_010 and Blackwater Wexford_010 are At Risk. Ecological status at two of the river waterbodies (Aughnaboy_010 and Blackwater Wexford_010) declined in the 2013- 2015 WFD monitoring cycle cycle. Phosphate and Ammonia are elevated in all three At Risk waterbodies. On Aughnaboy_010 and Cahore Canal_010 he significant pressures are agriculture (both point and diffuse sources) and septic tanks. Wastewater discharge from unfinished housing estates is also a pressure on Aughnaboy_010. On Blackwater Wexford_010 the significant pressures are diffuse urban, wastewater and hydromorphology. The remaining five RWBs are unassigned due to a lack of monitoring data and were revised to review pending determination of the water quality by County Council. An unmonitored lake, Kilmacoe, was revised to Not at Risk due to the lack of pressures inputting to the lake.

Map Subcatchment Risk Map

3 River And Lake Waterbodies: WFD Risk

The following river and lake waterbodies are in the subcatchment. Code Name Type WFD Risk Significant Pressure IE_SE_11A020200 AUGHBOY River At risk Yes (WEXFORD)_010 IE_SE_11B030300 BLACKWATER River At risk Yes (WEXFORD)_010 IE_SE_11C020150 CAHORE CANAL_010 River At risk Yes IE_SE_11G020720 GARRYMORE River Review Yes (Wexford)_010 IE_SE_11K070580 KILLINCOOLY_BEG_010 River Review Yes IE_SE_11K190350 KILMACOE_010 River Review Yes IE_SE_11L010400 LITTER_MORE_010 River Review Yes IE_SE_11M100800 MANGAN_LOWER_010 River Review Yes

Map Subcatchment Water Quality Status Map

4 River And Lake Waterbodies: Water Quality Status

The water quality status of river and lake waterbodies in the subcatchment is as follows. Code Name Type 2007-09 2010-12 2010-15 IE_SE_11A020200 AUGHBOY (WEXFORD)_010 River Poor Poor Bad IE_SE_11B030300 BLACKWATER (WEXFORD)_010 River Moderate Moderate Poor IE_SE_11C020150 CAHORE CANAL_010 River Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned IE_SE_11G020720 GARRYMORE (Wexford)_010 River Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned IE_SE_11K070580 KILLINCOOLY_BEG_010 River Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned IE_SE_11_26 Kilmacoe Lake Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned IE_SE_11K190350 KILMACOE_010 River Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned IE_SE_11L010400 LITTER_MORE_010 River Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned IE_SE_11M100800 MANGAN_LOWER_010 River Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned

Potentially Dependent Transitional and Coastal Waterbodies

The Transitional and Coastal waterbodies listed below intersect spatially with river and lake waterbodies in the subcatchment « Code Name Type Local Authority WFD Risk IE_SE_010_0000 Southwestern (HAs 11;12) Coastal Not at risk IE_SE_040_0000 Coastal Wexford County Council At risk IE_SE_020_0100 Owenavorragh Estuary Transitional Wexford County Council Review

Potentially Dependent Groundwater Waterbodies

The groundwaters listed below interset spatially with river and lake waterbodies in the subcatchment « Code Name Type Local Authority WFD Risk IE_SE_G_025 Cahore Point Groundwater Wexford County Council Review IE_SE_G_031 North Groundwater Wexford County Council Not at risk IE_SE_G_033 Castlebridge South Groundwater Wexford County Council Not at risk IE_SE_G_071 Groundwater Wexford County Council Review IE_SE_G_162 Gravels Groundwater Wexford County Council Review IE_SE_G_164 Castlebridge Gravels Groundwater Wexford County Council Review IE_SE_G_172 Gravels Groundwater Wexford County Council Review

5 Protected Areas intersecting River and Lake Waterbodies

The Protected Areas listed below intersect spatially with river and lake waterbodies in the subcatchment « Code Name Type Waterbody Name Association Type IE0001741 -Tinnaberna Sandhills SAC SAC LITTER_MORE_010 Overlapping / partly within Protected Area IE0004019 The Raven SPA SPA BLACKWATER Overlapping / partly (WEXFORD)_010 within Protected Area IE0004019 The Raven SPA SPA KILMACOE_010 Overlapping / partly within Protected Area

6 Pressures

Below is a list of all significant pressures identified in the subcatchment. Code Name WFD Risk Pressure Category Pressure Sub Category IE_SE_040_0000 Wexford Harbour At risk Agriculture Pasture IE_SE_040_0000 Wexford Harbour At risk Urban Waste Water Agglomeration PE > 10,000 IE_SE_11A020200 AUGHBOY (WEXFORD)_010 At risk Agriculture Pasture IE_SE_11A020200 AUGHBOY (WEXFORD)_010 At risk Urban Run-off Diffuse Sources Run-Off IE_SE_11A020200 AUGHBOY (WEXFORD)_010 At risk Domestic Waste Water Waste Water discharge IE_SE_11A020200 AUGHBOY (WEXFORD)_010 At risk Agriculture Farmyards IE_SE_11B030300 BLACKWATER At risk Urban Waste Water Agglomeration PE of (WEXFORD)_010 1,001 to 2,000 IE_SE_11B030300 BLACKWATER At risk Urban Run-off Diffuse Sources Run-Off (WEXFORD)_010 IE_SE_11B030300 BLACKWATER At risk Hydromorphology River Bank Erosion (WEXFORD)_010 IE_SE_11C020150 CAHORE CANAL_010 At risk Agriculture Farmyards IE_SE_11C020150 CAHORE CANAL_010 At risk Domestic Waste Water Waste Water discharge IE_SE_11C020150 CAHORE CANAL_010 At risk Agriculture Pasture IE_SE_020_0100 Owenavorragh Estuary Review Anthropogenic Unknown Pressures IE_SE_11G020720 GARRYMORE (Wexford)_010 Review Domestic Waste Water Waste Water discharge IE_SE_11K070580 KILLINCOOLY_BEG_010 Review Domestic Waste Water Waste Water discharge IE_SE_11K190350 KILMACOE_010 Review Domestic Waste Water Waste Water discharge IE_SE_11L010400 LITTER_MORE_010 Review Agriculture Pasture IE_SE_11L010400 LITTER_MORE_010 Review Urban Waste Water Agglomeration PE of 1,001 to 2,000 IE_SE_11L010400 LITTER_MORE_010 Review Domestic Waste Water Waste Water discharge IE_SE_11M100800 MANGAN_LOWER_010 Review Agriculture Pasture IE_SE_11M100800 MANGAN_LOWER_010 Review Domestic Waste Water Waste Water discharge IE_SE_G_025 Cahore Point Review Anthropogenic Unknown Pressures IE_SE_G_071 Gorey Review Anthropogenic Unknown Pressures IE_SE_G_162 Curracloe Gravels Review Anthropogenic Unknown Pressures IE_SE_G_164 Castlebridge Gravels Review Anthropogenic Unknown Pressures IE_SE_G_172 Oulart Gravels Review Anthropogenic Unknown Pressures

7 Further Characterisation Actions

The following further characterisation actions have been identified. These are necessary to help understand more fully issues in the subcatchment and their likely cause. Code Name Action Responsible Organisation IE_SE_11A020200 AUGHBOY (WEXFORD)_010 IA6 Multiple Sources in Large Urban Wexford County Council Area IE_SE_11C020150 CAHORE CANAL_010 IA7 Multiple Sources in Multiple Areas Wexford County Council IE_SE_11B030300 BLACKWATER (WEXFORD)_010 IA5 Multiple Sources in defined rural Wexford County Council area (1km) or waterbody or rural town IE_SE_11B030300 BLACKWATER (WEXFORD)_010 IA1 Provision of Information Environmental Protection Agency IE_SE_11L010400 LITTER_MORE_010 IA3 Determination of Water Quality Wexford County Council (unassigned waterbody) IE_SE_11A020200 AUGHBOY (WEXFORD)_010 IA1 Provision of Information Environmental Protection Agency IE_SE_11B030300 BLACKWATER (WEXFORD)_010 IA6 Multiple Sources in Large Urban Wexford County Council Area IE_SE_11K070580 KILLINCOOLY_BEG_010 IA3 Determination of Water Quality Wexford County Council (unassigned waterbody) IE_SE_11M100800 MANGAN_LOWER_010 IA3 Determination of Water Quality Wexford County Council (unassigned waterbody) IE_SE_11G020720 GARRYMORE (Wexford)_010 IA3 Determination of Water Quality Wexford County Council (unassigned waterbody) IE_SE_11K190350 KILMACOE_010 IA3 Determination of Water Quality Environmental Protection (unassigned waterbody) Agency IE_SE_11G020720 GARRYMORE (Wexford)_010 IA3 Determination of Water Quality Wexford County Council (unassigned waterbody) IE_SE_11A020200 AUGHBOY (WEXFORD)_010 IA5 Multiple Sources in defined rural Wexford County Council area (1km) or waterbody or rural town

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