Advisory Council 7th Council Meeting Project Update

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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 meetings
• 19th 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 constraints
• proposed stations reduced from 180 to 99
• work to commence summer 2008
• SERBD Network Group
• Preparing a submission on SWMI abstractions
• 5 meetings in 2007
• 41 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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