We would like to invite you to the Water Information Days that will be held in the South Western District in April and May 2009 to discuss the Draft River Basin Management Plan for the South Western River Basin District which was published on the 22nd December 2008.

The Management Plan sets out how we plan to manage our rivers, lakes, groundwaters and coastal water to ensure their protection. We’d like to hear your views on what we’ve proposed for the waters of the South Western District before the plan is finalised in December 2009.

Please click on the image below for details of the Public Information Days.

Draft River Basin Management Plan

Public Consultation
South Western River Basin District

Draft River Basin Management Plan and Programme of Measures, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Directive
Copies of the Draft Plan and Programme of Measures, the associated environmental report and the Habitats Directive are available for download from this website since Monday 22nd December 2008.

To view copies of these reports please refer to the 'Draft RBMP' webpage.

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

The SEA Directive requires that certain plans and programmes, prepared by statutory bodies, which are likely to have a significant impact on the environment, be subject to the SEA process. SEA will be used to evaluate the consequences of the South Western River Basin District River Basin Management Plan and Programme of Measures. The document below sets out the scope of works involved for the SEA.

SWRBD SEA Scoping Report (4mb)

Comments on the Scoping document should be sent to:
Mr. Seán Ó Breasail
Project Co-ordinator
Cork County Council
South Western River Basin District
5 Eastgate Avenue
Little Island
Co. Cork
Email: sean.obreasail@corkcoco.ie

Significant Water Management Issues (SWMI)

The SWRBD SWMI Report was published in June 2007 for public consultation. The report addresses a number of issues such as:

• How do various activities affect water quality?
• What existing controls are in place?
• Are these controls adequate to meet the new targets set by the Water Framework Directive?
• What additional actions are proposed?

The consultation period for the report ran until December 2007.

The report can be downloaded below.
SWRBD Water Matters Report.pdf (1.3mb)

The Water Framework Directive & Irish Ports

A workshop was jointly hosted by the SWRBD and Dublin Port Company in December 2007.  The main aims of the workshop were:

• to help Irish Ports better understand the Water Framework Directive and the potential implications of its implementation and
• to provide a forum for Port Authorities to help them engage with their River Basin District Coordinating Authorities on matters relating the WFD to port operations.

Workshop presentations can be downloaded from the SWRBD Downloads page.