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Almost half of Irish surface waters are not in good ecological condition, says State watchdog
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Almost half of Irish surface waters are not in good ecological condition, says State watchdog
South East Correspondent Bathing water quality improved in 2020 compared to the previous year with 96% of bathing areas meeting or exceeding the minimum standard for cleanliness. That's according to the latest annual report on the subject from the Environmental Protection Agency, who have called on Irish Water to make "improvements" in urban wastewater systems in an attempt to cut down on incidents of pollution. They also want increased monitoring at busy beaches, outside of the traditional season of 1 June to 15 September, given the amount of people now swimming at all times of the year. Of ...
Three-quarters of Irish locations 'excellent' for bathing The Environmental Protection Agency warned that Irish Water needed to improve its management and treatment of urban wastewater In a report on bathing water in Ireland in 2020, the EPA found that 142 out of 148 bathing water locations were in line with or exceeded the minimum required standards. Photo: Eddie O'Hare Wed, 12 May, 2021 - 06:30 Shauna Bowers The quality of bathing water in Ireland has continued to improved, with 96% of waters now meeting or exceeding minimum standards, the environmental watchdog has found. However, the Env...
The EPA’s annual report on bathing water quality found 96% met EU minimum standards
Five Irish beaches under swimming restrictions after water quality report Irish beaches are rated under an annual water quality rating by the Environmental Protection Agency The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Want the latest political news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up to our FREE newsletter Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more new...