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Slaney Estuary Water Management Unit Action Plan Sectoral Total Phosphorus Source % (This does not imply impact) 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 ns re io tu at ul ul ri c p g A Po d re we e s Un Name Slaney Estuary Water Management Unit Area 351 km2 River Basin District South Eastern RBD Main Counties Wexford Protected Areas Slaney River Valley SAC, Screen Hills SAC, Raven Point SAC. The Raven SPA, Wexford Harbour SPA, Wexford Nature Reserve SPA. Slaney Estuary Upper and Slaney Estuary Lower UWWTD. 2 drinking water abstractions from Sow River and small unnamed tributary flowing into Slaney at Ferrycarrig. Wexford Harbour Inner and Wexford Harbour Outer Shellfish water. s ts s y ry re es nd an st ea str tu ss tla Pl ul re Ar du Lo nt ea n In ac Fo d e a P u d n b m d re Aq Ur ou at ke we gr re or ck se rT W a n e t B U a W te as W Slaney Estuary Water Management Unit Action Plan River Status STATUS/IMPACTS Overall status 30 RWB - 6 Good, 21 Moderate, 3 Poor Status. There are no lakes. Status elements Q score dictates status in all but 2 monitored WBs, Phys Chemical dictates status for 1 good WB and Hydromorph and Phys Chemical reduce a good WB to moderate (Assaly River at Finoge Bridge). Phys Chemical status high or good elsewhere where monitored. Status was extrapolated for 24 sites. Chemical status is not monitored. 10% 20% High Good Possible Impacts EPA Water Quality 2004 Sow -(SE_12_2504 - Status 09 -Moderate based on Q Score); Generally satisfactory ecological condition in 2007 apart from in the upper reaches. Clear signs of nutrient enrichment with abundant macrophyte growth. Tinnokilla Stream (SE_12_2565 -Status 09 - Moderate); The Tinnokilla stream was in an unsatisfactory ecological condition in 2007. Excavation works in the area suspected. Moderate Poor 70% Bad Yet to be determined PRESSURES/RISKS Nutrient sources 78% of TP is Diffuse, 65% of which is from Agriculture.. 22% of TP comes from WWTP. Point pressures 14 WWTPs - Ballagh - Village; Ballaghkeen - Hse Est; Ballyhogue; Ballymurn; Bree; Castlebridge WWTP; Crossabeg; Galbally, Wexford; Glenbrien; Murrintown - JP Park; Piercetown WWTP; Tagoat Wexford, Oilgate 40 Section 4s – 19 Private Companies, 3 Construction Companies, Lodge, 7 Property Development Companies(1), Golf & Leisure Resort,2 Hotels, Car Sales, Architects, 2 Financial Consultancy, Community Centre, Building Contractor, School. 4 IPPC- Metal Manufacturing Company, Engineering Company, Pig Farm, Manufacturers. 2 WTP's - Wexford Treatment Works and Kilmallock Treatment Works. 2 EPA Licensed Waste Facilities Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) and Industrial Discharges At Risk WWTP’s (refer to Action Table): Castlebridge WWTP Piercetown WWTP Murrintown - JP Park Oilgate Wexford Ballymurn Rosslare Strand WWTP Galbally, Wexford Ballaghkeen - Hse Est Tagoat 2 Section 4s are at risk due to lack of assimilative capacity for BOD and nutrients IPPC – not at risk Quarries, Mines & Landfills There are 12 quarries, no mines and 1 landfill but no waterbodies at risk. Agriculture The majority of the area of the WMU is at risk from Agriculture On-site systems There are 6579 septic tanks in this WMU, none of them are posing a risk to water quality due to their density, location and unsuitable hydrogeological conditions. Forestry No waterbodies at risk from forestry Dangerous substances No waterbodies at risk from Dangerous Substances. Morphology 1 waterbody at risk due to Channelisation - SE_12_851(River Sow Drainage District, pre 1945 channelisation) Abstractions 12 abstractions - 3 waterbodies at risk - SE_12_2334, SE_12_2504 and SE_12_3 Slaney Estuary Water Management Unit Action Plan SELECTED ACTION PROGRAMME NB All relevant basic measures, general supplementary measures and SEA mitigation measures apply Point Sources Diffuse Sources Other POINT SOURCE: WWTP – Refer to table below INDUSTRY – Examine the terms of discharge authorisations to determine whether they require review for the purpose of compliance with water body objectives including protected area objectives and environmental quality standards. AGRICULTURE – Good Agricultural Practice Regulations and Enforcement. ON-SITE SYSTEMS - Inspection of on-site systems in at-risk areas to ensure that treatment systems are adequate and maintained to prevent pollution of waters. Consider connection to municipal sewerage systems based on inspections and economic tests. MORPHOLOGY - SE_12_851 will require Channelisation Investigation to determine impact of drainage works. OTHER: Protection of drinking water, abstraction control and future licensing. Measures included in Shellfish Pollution Reduction Programmes under the Shellfish Directive. Point Source Discharge County OBJECTIVES Good 2015 status 3 water bodies Protect 6 water bodies Alternative Objectives Extended Deadlines – 21 water bodies with 2021 deadline New Modifications or Development – none requiring alternative objectives at present. HMWB/AWB – 1 AWB – Castlebridge Canal FUTURE DEVELOPMENT Future Pressures and Developments Priority Throughout the river basin management cycle future pressures and developments will need to be managed to ensure compliance with the objectives of the Water Framework Directive and the Programme of Measures will need to be developed to ensure issues associated with these new pressures are addressed. Measure (Capital Works) Castlebridge WWTP Wexford 1 Increase capacity of treatment plant. Piercetown WWTP Wexford 1 Increase capacity of treatment plant. Piercetown WWTP Wexford 2 Provide tertiary treatment or relocate outfall. Piercetown WWTP Ballymurn Wexford Wexford 2 1 Provide nutrient removal or relocate outfall. Increase capacity of treatment plant. Point Source Discharge County Priority Measure (Investigation before Capital Works) Murrintown - JP Park Wexford 3 Investigate the need for increase in capacity of treatment plant. Oilgate Wexford 2 Investigate the need for increase in capacity of treatment plant. Point Source Discharge Castlebridge WWTP County Wexford Wexford Wexford Point Source Discharge Ballymurn County Wexford Piercetown WWTP Wexford 1 Plant requiring the implement an appropriate performance management system Rosslare Strand WWTP Wexford 1 Plant requiring the implement an appropriate performance management system Point Source Discharge Galbally, Wexford County Wexford Priority 2 Plant requiring the investigation of CSO's Point Source Discharge Ballaghkeen - Hse Est County Wexford Priority Measure 3 Plant requiring to ensure capacity of treatment plant is not exceeded Tagoat Wexford Priority Measure 1 Plant requring the implementation of the Pollution Reduction Programme for Shellfish waters 1 Plant requring the implementation of the Pollution Reduction Programme for Shellfish waters Priority Measure 1 Plant requiring the implement an appropriate performance management system 3 Measure Plant requiring to ensure capacity of treatment plant is not exceeded Slaney Estuary Water Management Unit Action Plan River Data This table outlines water body information including status and a breakdown of its elements, protected areas, objectives and timescales. IE_SE_SlaneyEstuary Supporting Elements Biological Elements Protected Areas Date objective to be achieved Objective Drinking Water Nutrient Sensitive Waters Special Protection Area Special Area of Conservation Chemical Status Ecological Status Physio-chemical Specific Polutants Morphology SE_12_2289 Phytobenthos (Diatoms) N Fish SE_12_149 FreshWater Pearl Mussel Y Macroinvertebrate s (Q) Monitored Y (Extrapolated N) SE_12_1305 Donor Waterbody Member State Code M GES 2021 SE_13_745 P GES 2021 N SE_12_2504 M GES 2021 SE_12_2334 N SE_12_1305 M GES 2015 SE_12_2376 N SE_12_1305 M GES 2015 SE_12_2385 Y G GES 2009 SE_12_2386 N SE_12_2385 G GES 2009 SE_12_2456 N SE_12_2504 M GES 2021 SE_12_2478 Y GES 2021 GES 2021 GES 2015 G M M G G M H M Y Y Y Y SE_12_2504 Y SE_12_2527 N SE_12_1305 M SE_12_2541 N SE_12_1305 M Y GES 2021 SE_12_2545 N SE_12_1305 M Y GES 2021 SE_12_2557 N SE_12_2385 G Y GES 2009 M Y Y SE_12_2565 Y Y GES 2021 SE_12_2579 N SE_12_2601 P Y Y GES 2021 SE_12_3 N SE_12_2504 M Y Y GES 2021 SE_12_316 Y GES 2021 SE_12_424 N SE_13_692 G GES 2009 SE_12_432 N SE_11_32 M GES 2021 SE_12_440 N SE_12_1305 M GES 2021 SE_12_441 N SE_12_2504 M Y GES 2021 SE_12_442 N SE_12_2504 M Y GES 2021 SE_12_622 N SE_13_745 P GES 2021 SE_12_766 N SE_12_1305 M GES 2021 SE_12_801 N SE_12_1305 M GES 2021 SE_12_803 N SE_12_1305 M GES 2021 SE_12_851 Y G GES 2009 SE_12_907 N SE_12_1305 M GES 2021 SE_12_994 N SE_12_851 G GES 2009 G M Y M M G M Y Y