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Wexford County Council Bannow Bay Appropriate Assessment Wexford County Council Appropriate Assessment for the purposes of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No 684 of 2007) For For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Bannow Bay Nature Conservation Sites Page 1 of 79 EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:11:28 Wexford County Council Bannow Bay Appropriate Assessment Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 5 Stage 1 Screening ........................................................................................................... 5 Section A.1 Individual site screening ...................................................................... 6 A.1.1 Adamstown and Environs ................................................................................. 6 Management of Site ............................................................................................... 6 Description of the Project ................................................................................... 6 Assessment of Significance ............................................................................... 11 A.1.2 Ballycullane and Environs Agglomeration .................................................. 14 Management of Site ............................................................................................. 14 Description of the Project ................................................................................. 14 Assessment of Significance ............................................................................... 18 A.1.3 Carrick and Environs Agglomeration .......................................................... 21 Management of Site ............................................................................................. 21 Description of the Project: ................................................................................ 21 Assessment of Significance ............................................................................... 25 A.1.4 Clongeen and Environs ................................................................................... 28 Management of Site ............................................................................................. 28 For inspection purposes only. Description of the Project:Consent of copyright................................................... owner required for any other use. ............................. 28 Assessment of Significance ............................................................................... 32 A.1.5 Fethard and Environs .................................................................................... 34 Management of Site ............................................................................................. 34 Description of Project ......................................................................................... 34 Process Description .............................................................................................. 35 Assessment of Significance ............................................................................... 39 A.1.6 Newbaun and Environs ................................................................................... 40 Management of Site ............................................................................................. 40 Project description ............................................................................................... 40 Assessment of Significance ............................................................................... 43 Page 2 of 79 EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:11:28 Wexford County Council Bannow Bay Appropriate Assessment A.1.7 St Bridget’s Terrace and Environs (Tellarought) ................................... 45 Management of Site ............................................................................................. 45 Project Description .............................................................................................. 45 Assessment of Significance ............................................................................... 48 A.1.8 Wellingtonbridge Environs ........................................................................... 50 Management of Site ............................................................................................. 50 Project Description .............................................................................................. 50 Process Description .............................................................................................. 52 Assessment of Significance ............................................................................... 53 Characteristics of Site (Bannow Bay and its designation status) ..................... 55 Special Protected Area ........................................................................................... 55 Special Area of Conservation ................................................................................ 56 National Heritage Area ........................................................................................... 56 European Communities (Quality of Shellfish Waters) Regulations ............................. 56 Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment ............................................................................. 57 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 57 Fethard and Environs – Appropriate Assessment ............................................. 57 Qualifying Interests (Habitats/Species) ........................................................... 57 Habitats: ................................................................................................................. 57 .......................................................................................... 58 Species – Flora/Fauna For inspection purposes only. 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Flora ......................................................................................................................... 58 Fauna ........................................................................................................................ 59 Site Conservation Objects ..................................................................................... 60 Direct Impact Prediction ........................................................................................ 62 Cumulative Impacts .............................................................................................. 63 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................ 64 Wellingtonbridge and Environs – Appropriate Assessment ............................ 68 Qualifying Interests ............................................................................................ 68 Qualifying Interests (Habitats/Species) ........................................................... 68 Habitats: ................................................................................................................. 68 Species – Flora/Fauna .......................................................................................... 69 Page 3 of 79 EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:11:29 Wexford County Council Bannow Bay Appropriate Assessment Flora ......................................................................................................................... 69 Fauna ........................................................................................................................ 70 Site Conservation Objects ..................................................................................... 70 Direct Impact prediction ........................................................................................ 73 Direct Impacts ...................................................................................................... 73 Cumulative Impacts .............................................................................................. 75 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................ 76 Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 79 For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Page 4 of 79 EPA Export 26-07-2013:16:11:29 Wexford County Council Bannow Bay Appropriate Assessment Introduction This document is an “appropriate assessment” for waste water discharges occurring from Wexford County Council Agglomerations which either directly discharge or ultimately discharge to Bannow Bay Nature Conservation Sites. This appropriate assessment is prepared in accordance with EPA guidance notes and Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government Circular Letter L8/08 with data from the NPWS web Site and the SERBD, in combination with Wexford County Council data. As this report is a commutative report covering all agglomerations within the catchments of Bannow Bay nature conservation sites, namely Adamstown and Environs, Ballycullane and Environs, Carrick and Environs, Clongeen and Environs, Fethard and Environs, Newbaun and Environs, St Bridget’s Terrace and Environs (Tellarought) and Wellingtonbridge and Environs. Location of For inspection purposes only. the agglomerations