1. Stradbally Water Management Unit Action Plan NameStradbally Water Management Unit Area123 km 2 River Basin DistrictSouth Eastern RBD Main CountiesLaois Protected Areas River Nore & River Barrow SAC Ballyprior Grassland SAC

2. STATUS/IMPACTS Overall status4 River Water Bodies - 3 Moderate, 1 Poor. No lakes Status elementsQ-values dictates status for 1 moderate and the 1 poor WBs. Phys Chemical drives the status for the remaining 2 moderate WBs. Chemical status is not monitored. Possible Impacts - EPA Water Quality 2004 CROOKED (STRADBALLY)- Indications at Stations 0200 and 0400 were of a recovery to satisfactory conditions in the upper half of the Crooked River but, following recent dredging at and above Timoge Bridge (0600), the lower half of the river was very heavily silted and in a distinctly unsatisfactory condition in late August 2003. Waterbody Code: SE_14_1278 / 2009 status: Poor (Based on Q value 3) STRADBALLY (LAOIS) - Low water levels are likely to have exacerbated pollution effects in the Stradbally river in 2003 and this was particularly evident at Bauteoge (0100) upstream of Stradbally and again at Ballykilevan (0350) below the town: both locations were assessed as moderately polluted, a deterioration in comparison to their previous status. Waterbody Code: SE_14_1772 -Status 2009: Moderate (Based failure on physchem); SW_14_525, Status 2009: Moderate based on Q Score. This is further downstream towards confluence with Barrow. PRESSURES/RISKS Nutrient sources84% of TP is Diffuse, 74% of which is from Agriculture. 15% of TP comes from WWTP. Point pressures2 WWTP –Stradbally and Kilmacow WWTP. 1 Section 4 – Building Company Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) and Industrial Discharges Stradbally WWTP – At Risk Quarries, Mines & Landfills There are 13 Quarries. AgricultureThe majority of the area of the WMU is at risk from Agriculture On-site systemsThere are 984 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 water bodies at risk from forestry Dangerous substances No water bodies at risk from Dangerous Substances. Morphology2 water bodies at risk - SE_14_575 and SE_14_1278 - Barrow Drainage District (Pre 1945 Drainage Works) Abstractions4 abstractions but no waterbodies at risk.There are groundwater sources for drinking water supply at Kyle and Orchard Lower Other1 AWB - Grand Canal Barrow Line SELECTED ACTION PROGRAMME NB All relevant basic measures, general supplementary measures and SEA mitigation measures apply Point SourcesStradbally WWTP – refer to WWTP Measures Table below left. Upgrade approved in 2007. 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 SourcesAGRICULTURE - Good Agricultural Practice Regulations and Enforcement. OtherMORPHOLOGY – Investigation into impact of past drainage / channelisation on the 2 water bodies at risk. OBJECTIVES Good status 2015 none Alternative Objectives Extended Deadlines – all 4 water bodies – 2021 deadline New Modifications or Development - none requiring alternative objectives at present. HMWB/AWB - 1 AWB - Grand Canal Barrow Line Stradbally Water Management Unit Action Plan River Status 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. High Good Moderate Poor Bad Yet to be determined

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