The River Basin Management Plan for the South Western River Basin District (2009 - 2015) was published on 6th July 2010. The Plan will come into effect on 15th July 2010.

The Plan was adopted by the elected members of Cork County Council, Cork City Council, Kerry County Council, Limerick County Council, Waterford County Council and South Tipperary County Council on 30 April 2010 in accordance with the European Communities (Water policy) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 722 of 2003). Subsequent amendments were made by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on 6th July 2010.

Please click on the image below to download the Final (composite) SWRBD Plan 2009 - 2015.

The Management Plan aims to protect all waters within the district and, where necessary, improve waters and achieve sustainable water use. Waters include rivers, canals, lakes, reservoirs, groundwaters, protected areas (including wetlands and other water-dependent ecosystems), estuaries (transitional) and coastal waters.

Information on waterbody status, objectives and measures in the South Western RBD has been compiled into smaller, more manageable geographical areas than river basin districts, termed Water Management Units (WMUs). There are twenty-eight water management units (WMUs) in the South Western RBD. The WMUs may be viewed by clicking on the link below:
Water Management Units.

Further supporting documentation on the River Basin Management Plan is available for download on www.wfdireland.ie.

Original Plan as Adopted Plus Ministerial Amendments

The SWRBD River Basin Management Plan as adopted on 30th April 2010 is available to download below:

Adopted Plan for the SWRBD (5mb)

The notice from the Minister providing amendments to the adopted plan is available to download below:

Ministerial Notice (616kb)

The Mininterial amendments made to the adopted SWRBD River Basin Management Plan on 06th July 2010 are available to download below:

Ministerial Amendments to the Plan (72kb)

The updates made to the SWRBD River Basin Management Plan as advised by the Coordinating Local Authority are available to download below:

Updates to the Plan by the Coordinating Local Authority (73kb)

Submissions Digest

The Draft RBMP for the SWRBD was published on the 22nd December 2008, and consultation on the draft plan took place from 22nd December 2008 to 22nd June 2009. Stakeholders and the public were invited to submit comments in relation to the draft plan through notices placed in national and local newspapers, through national and local radio, and through a number of river basin district, local authority and agency websites.
A compilation of written submissions received during the consultation period and the responses to those submissions as considered during the development of the final South Western River Basin Management Plan is available to download below:

Submissions Digest (536kb)