Tar Water Management Unit Action Plan

Name2 Tar Water Management Unit

Area 241 km2

River Basin District South Eastern RBD

Main Counties Tipperary

Protected Areas

Galtee Mountains SACLower River Suir SAC2 Drinking Water abstractions from Tar River and Glengalla River.

Sectoral Total Phosphorus Source (This does not imply impact)

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STATUS/IMPACTS

Overall status 17 RWB - 16 good, 1 moderate. 0 lakes.

Status elements

Waterbody status is generally dictated by Q-score, 1 good WB is driven by Phys Chemical, 1 high WB reduced to good due to fish data. Status was extrapolated for 7 good and 1 moderate WB. Chemical Status not monitored.

Possible Impacts - EPA Water Quality 2004

BURNCOURT - (SE_16_565, Status 2009 - Good) Continuing satisfactory with high ecological status again recorded. (Q score 4-5)

DUAG - (SE_16_567, Status 2009 - Good) Satisfactory with good quality recorded at all locations. (Based on Q score 4)

GLENBOY - (SE_16_2794, Status 2009 - Good) Continuing satisfactory but with drop in ecological quality compared with previous assessments. (Q score 4)

GLENGALLA - (SE_16_2794, Status 2009 - Good) Continuing satisfactory but with drop in ecological quality compared with previous assessments. (Based on Q score 4)

SHANBALLY - (SE_16_3940, Status 2009 - High) Continuing satisfactory with high ecological status at both locations. (Based on Q score 4-5)

TAR - (SE_16_2532, SE_16_565 and SE_16_3038, Status 2009 - all Good) Continuing satisfactory with high ecological status at one of the three locations. (Based on Q scores 4 and 4-5)

PRESSURES/RISKS

Nutrient sources Most TP is diffuse (96%) mainly from agriculture (76%), forestry (11%), unsewered properties (8%).

Point pressures 3 WWTPs - Ballyporeen, Burncourt and Clogheen WWTPs.

No Section 4s.

2 IPPC

2 WTPs - Glengarra Treatment House and Drumore Treatment House.

Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) and Industrial Discharges

Burncourt WWTP at risk – refer to Selected Action Programme

Quarries, Mines & Landfills

There are 19 quarries, no landfills and no mines within the WMU

Agriculture There are 2 waterbodies deemed to be at risk from agriculture within the WMU:

SE_16_639 and SE_16_3012

On-site systems There are 1483 septic tanks in this WMU, none of them are posing a risk to water quality due to their density, location and unsuitable hydrogeological conditions.

Forestry There are no waterbodies within the WMU at risk from Forestry.

Dangerous substances

There are no waterbodies at risk from dangerous substances within the WMU.

Morphology There are no waterbodies at risk

Abstractions There are 4 waterbodies at risk from abstractions within the WMU: SE_16_2837,

SE_16_615, SE_16_3038 and SE_16_565.

Other There are no HMWB or AWB within the WMU.

SELECTED ACTION PROGRAMMENB All relevant basic measures, general supplementary measures and SEA mitigation measures apply

Point Sources

See Action Table for WWTP at risk below.

Diffuse Sources

AGRICULTURE: Good Agricultural Practice Regulations and Enforcement.

Other Protection of drinking water, abstraction control and future licensing.

Tar Water Management Unit Action Plan

River Status

Point Source Discharge County PriorityMeasure (Investigation before Capital

Works)

Burncourt WWTP South Tipp 2Investigate the need for increase in capacity of treatment plant.

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Good

Moderate

Poor

Bad

Yet to be determined

River Data

Tar Water Management Unit Action Plan

OBJECTIVES

Restore/Protect 2015

17 water bodies

Alternative Objectives

Extended Deadlines – none

New Modifications or Development – none requiring alternative objectives at present.

HMWB/AWB - none

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.

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SE_16_1138 N SE_16_2532 G GES 2009

SE_16_2440 N SE_16_2837 G GES 2009

SE_16_2530 N SE_16_2532 G GES 2009

SE_16_2532 Y H G H G Y GES 2009

SE_16_2552 N SE_16_639 G GES 2009

SE_16_2794 Y G G GES 2009

SE_16_2837 Y G G GES 2009

SE_16_2883 N SE_16_2532 G GES 2009

SE_16_2892 N SE_16_2514 M Y GES 2015

SE_16_3012 N SE_16_3786 G GES 2009

SE_16_3038 Y G h G Y GES 2009

SE_16_3940 Y G G Y GES 2009

SE_16_4049 N SE_16_2837 G GES 2009

SE_16_565 Y G H G Y GES 2009

SE_16_567 Y G H G Y GES 2009

SE_16_615 Y G G Y GES 2009

SE_16_639 Y G G G G Y GES 2009

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Biological Elements Supporting Elements Protected Areas

This table outlines water body information including status and a breakdown of its elements, protected areas, objectives and timescales.