Ballyteigue Bannow Water Management Unit Action Plan Name0000. Ballyteigue Bannow Water Management Unit Area644 km 2 River Basin DistrictSouth Eastern RBD Main CountiesWexford Protected Areas River Barrow and River Nore SAC, Ballyteigue Burrow SAC, Bannow Bay SAC, Tacumshin Lake SAC. Ballyteigue Burrow SPA, Bannow Bay SPA, Tacumshin Lake SPA. 2 drinking water abstractions from Owenduff River and stream at Haresmead. Duncannon Bathing water. Bannow Bay and Waterford Harbour Shellfish water.

Ballyteigue/Bannow Water Management Unit Action Plan STATUS/IMPACTS Overall status36 RWB - 19 Good, 10 Moderate, 7 Poor. No lakes. 1 Coastal Waterbody - Bannow Bay Status elements Overall status dictated by Q-score, apart from 2 waterbodies, where Phys Chemical drives good status. Status for 22 WBs was extrapolated. Chemical Status passes in both monitored WBs - Owenduff and Duncormick Rivers. Possible Impacts - EPA Water Quality 2004 BATTLESTOWN STREAM - SE_13_758, Status Good (Based on Q value 4) – Satisfactory following improvement since last study. BEGERIN STREAM - (SE_13_215, Status Good (Based on Q value 4)) – Satisfactory. BRIDGETOWN, WEXFORD - (SE_13_692, Status Good (Based on Q value 4)) Improvement in lower reaches with both locations satisfactory in CLERISTOWN STREAM - (SE_13_145, Status Good (Based on Q value 4)) – Satisfactory with significant improvement since previous study. COROCK - (SE_13_749, Status Moderate (Based on Q value 3-4)) – Satisfactory at all but last location where faunal response indicated enrichment. DUNCORMICK - (SE_13_745, Status Poor (Based on Q value 3) - Satisfactory at all locations except downstream from Taghmon where moderately polluted. MULMONTRY - (SE_13_394, Status Poor (Based on Q value 3)) – Unsatisfactory at all three locations due to pollution. Deterioration at final location. Uppermost location is immediately upstream of the intake point for a public water supply. OWENDUFF, WEXFORD - (SE_13_754, Status Good (Based on Q value 4-5)) - Satisfactory at both locations representing some improvement. TINTERN ABBEY STREAM - (SE_13_756, Status Poor (Based on Q value 3)) – Unsatisfactory with a moderate degree of siltation. PRESSURES/RISKS Nutrient sources 91% of TP is Diffuse, 74% of which is from Agriculture Point pressures 17 WWTPs: Adamstown, Ballycullane, Ballyhack, Barntown/Ballyhine, Bridgetown, Carrick-on-Bannow, Clongeen, Duncannon, Fethard-on-Sea, Foulkesmills, Kilmore Quay, Lady's Island, Taghmon, Tomhaggard (St. Annes), Tomhaggard (St. James), Newbaun, Tellarought. 3 WTPs: Aughnagroagh Bridge, Taylorstown, Mayglass. 45 Section 4s: Hotel/Restaurant, Nursing Home, 2 Hotels, Quarry, 2 Building Contractors, 2 Creameries, Supermarket, Photographer, Electrical Contractor, Retail Company, 32 Private Companies. 1 IPPC: Manufacturer. Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) and Industrial Discharges 15 WWTP's At Risk: Adamstown, Arthurstown, Ballycullane, Bridgetown, Carrick- on-Bannow, Clongeen, Fethard-on-Sea WWTP, Foulkesmills, Taghmon, Duncormick,Ballyhack, Kilmore Quay, Wellingtonbridge, Duncannon, Tomhaggard (St. Annes) – Refer to Measures table WWTP – Upgrade proposed Tomhaggard(St. Annes) in WSIP Quarries, Mines & Landfills There are 9 quarries in this WMU AgricultureThe majority of the area of the WMU is at risk from Agriculture On-site systems There are 9984 septic tanks in this WMU, 1984 septic tanks in 5 river water bodies are posing a risk to water quality due to their density, location and unsuitable hydrogeological conditions. ForestryNo waterbodies at risk from forestry Dangerous substances No waterbodies at risk from Dangerous Substances. Morphology3 Waterbodies at risk due to channelisation -SE_13_2, SE_13_254 and SE_13_245 - Ballyteigue Bannow Drainage Scheme Abstractions14 abstractions; 1 waterbody at risk - SE_13_754 Other River Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad Yet to be determined

Ballyteigue/Bannow Water Management Unit Action Plan OBJECTIVES Restore/Protect water bodies Alternative Objectives Extended Deadlines – 10 water bodies with 2021 deadlines New Modifications or Development – none requiring alternative objectives at present. HMWB/AWB - none SELECTED ACTION PROGRAMME NB All relevant basic measures, general supplementary measures and SEA mitigation measures apply Point SourcesWWTP - See Point Source Discharge Table to the right. 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. Diffuse SourcesGood Agricultural Practice Regulations and Enforcement. ON-SITE SYSTEMS - The 1984 at risk septic tanks are to be prioritised for inspections. Subsequent upgrade or connection to municipal systems depends on inspection and economics tests. OtherMORPHOLOGY - All 3 waterbodies at risk will require investigation to determine impact of channelisation ABSTRACTIONS - Protection of drinking water, abstraction control and future licensing. Measures included in Shellfish Pollution Reduction Programmes under the Shellfish Directive. Local Authority Needs Assessment ( ) identified the following upgrades - Kilmore Quay, Curracloe, Duncormick Sewerage Scheme, Arthurstown Sewerage Scheme and Taghmon WWTP. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT Future Pressures and Developments 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.

River Data Ballyteigue/Bannow Water Management Unit Action Plan This table outlines water body information including status and a breakdown of its elements, protected areas, objectives and timescales.