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Introduction
A new project has been commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency titled “Management Strategies for the Protection of High Status Water Bodies. RPS have been appointed as lead consultants for this project in associated with Trinity College Dublin and Evelyn Moorkens & Associates.
Current Position of High-Status River Sites
A 2009 EPA Report, Water Quality in Ireland 2007-2008: Key Indicators of the Aquatic Environment points to a dramatic loss in the percentage of high ecological river sites over the last 20 years. 30% of our rivers sampled were ...
Causes of the decline in High-Status sites
In order to protect the remaining High-Status sites, and to reverse the trend of decline outlined above it is important to tackle the principal pressures causing the ecological damage. Apart from obvious point source...
Aims &
Objectives
The project being undertaken is a Desk-Study. The Overall Aims are as follows: 1) to review existing legislation relevant to the protection & management of High-Status freshwater sites (rivers and lakes) and its interaction with other...