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Draft River Basin Management Plan Workshop Introduction

Draft River Basin Management Plan Workshop Introduction. December 2008. Water Framework Directive. It is about all waters (Rivers / Canals / Lakes / Reservoirs / Coastal and Transitional Waters / Groundwater) Sustainable Management Achieving good water quality by 2015. Authorities

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Draft River Basin Management Plan Workshop Introduction

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  1. Draft River Basin Management Plan WorkshopIntroduction December 2008

  2. Water Framework Directive • It is about all waters (Rivers / Canals / Lakes / Reservoirs / Coastal and Transitional Waters / Groundwater) • Sustainable Management • Achieving good water quality by 2015

  3. Authorities Monaghan / DOE NI - EHS Donegal / DOE NI - EHS Limerick Co Co DOE NI - EHS Dublin City Carlow Cork County Galway County EIGHT RBDs Neagh Bann IRBD North Western IRBD Shannon IRBD North Eastern RBD Eastern RBD South Eastern RBD South Western RBD Western RBD River Basin Districts

  4. EU Water Directors NATIONAL COORDINATION GROUP Chair: DEHLG • Members: • EPA • DCMNR • (GSI, MI, FBs) • DAF • OPW • LGSCB • HC • LAs & RBDs • Shannon PRB • National Technical Co-ordination Group • Sub-group/POMS e.g.: • MIR • Forestry • ONWWTS • Abstractions • FW Morphology CIS Working Groups North – South TAG UK TAG Other EU PRBs LA RBD projects RBD Advisory Council

  5. RBMP SWMI REPORT 2003 2006 2008 2004 2009 2007 • Monitoring programmes • Publish RBMP works programme DRAFT RBMP • RBDs Defined • Competent Authorities • Water Policy Regulations WFD Timeline • CHARACTERISATION REPORT • Describe and Map all Waterbodies • Reference conditions for surface waters • Look at the pressures and impacts • Economic analysis of water use • Register of protected areas WFD in Force 2000

  6. SWMI – Water Matters “Have Your Say!” SWMI – Significant Water Management Issues • Short • Illustrated • Joint north south • Non-technical but informative • Telling people what may be in the plan two years early

  7. Overview of Draft Plan • Tier 1 – Working together North & South • Tier 2 – Main RBMP to be made by Elected Members • Tier 3 – Details of Measures to be applied at water body level • Tier 4 – Supporting Technical Documents

  8. Overview of Draft Plan • STEP 1 - What Causes Our Water Problems? • STEP 2 - How Healthy Are Our Waters? • STEP 3 - What Do We Plan to Achieve? • STEP 4 - What Actions Must We Take? • STEP 5 - What Will Basic Measures Achieve? • STEP 6 - What Further Actions Can We Take? • STEP 7 - What will Supplementary Measures Achieve? • STEP 8 - Our Objectives in the South Eastern District • STEP 9 - Our Plan for the South Eastern District

  9. Strategic Environmental Assessment

  10. Timeframe to RBMP • 22nd Dec 2008 – Publication of Draft RBMP • 22nd Jun 2009 – End of Statutory Consultation • 16th Oct 2009 – Making of RBMP by Reserved Function • 30th Oct 2009 – Making of RBMP by Executive Function • 30th Nov 2009 – EPA report to Minister • 11th Dec 2009 – Ministers Amendments • 22nd Dec 2009 – Publication of RBMP • First 6 year Planning Cycle 2010 – 2015

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