Slaney Estuary Water Management Unit Action Plan NameSlaney Estuary Water Management Unit Area351 km 2 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.

STATUS/IMPACTS Overall status30 RWB - 6 Good, 21 Moderate, 3 Poor Status. There are no lakes. Status elementsQ 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. Possible Impacts - EPA Water Quality 2004 Sow -(SE_12_ 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 Excavation works in the area suspected. PRESSURES/RISKS Nutrient sources78% 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. AgricultureThe majority of the area of the WMU is at risk from Agriculture On-site systemsThere 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. ForestryNo waterbodies at risk from forestry Dangerous substancesNo waterbodies at risk from Dangerous Substances. Morphology1 waterbody at risk due to Channelisation - SE_12_851(River Sow Drainage District, pre 1945 channelisation) Abstractions12 abstractions - 3 waterbodies at risk - SE_12_2334, SE_12_2504 and SE_12_3 Slaney Estuary Water Management Unit Action Plan River Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad Yet to be determined

SELECTED ACTION PROGRAMME NB All relevant basic measures, general supplementary measures and SEA mitigation measures apply Point Sources 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. Diffuse Sources 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. OtherMORPHOLOGY - 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. OBJECTIVES Good status 2015 Protect 3 water bodies 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 Slaney Estuary Water Management Unit Action Plan 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 Slaney Estuary Water Management Unit Action Plan This table outlines water body information including status and a breakdown of its elements, protected areas, objectives and timescales.