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Advisory Council 7th Council Meeting

Project Update

Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford

Ray Spain (Project Co-ordinator)

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Public Consultation

4 no. public meetings19th Nov. Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny

20th Nov. Comfort Inn, Portlaoise

21st Nov. Clonmel Park Hotel

22nd Nov. Riverside Park hotel, Enniscorthy

7.00pm to 8.30pm

Workshop format

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Hydrometrics

Due to budget constraintsproposed stations reduced from 180 to 99work to commence summer 2008

SERBD Network Group

Preparing a submission on SWMI – abstractions5 meetings in 200741 organisations represented

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Setting Chemical Water Standards

41 priority substances (various chemicals)

18 relevant pollutants (insecticides, heavy metals, etc.)

10 general components (BOD, phosphorous, ammonium, nitrogen, pH etc.)

Surface Water Classification

Consultation process by EPA

Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA)

Ministerial approval and sign into Regulation

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Groundwater Monitoring Network

Carlow Co Co lead authority for Ireland

121 boreholes

35 springs

Total when complete 425 sites.

Work due to commence Nov. 2007

Advisory Council Annual Conference

Cork 28th September 2007

125 attendees (5 from SERBD AC)

All issues in WATER MATTERS discussed

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Thank You!

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