Positive trends in EPA Water Report

The annual river bank cleaning project is organised for Sunday, March 24, starting at 10am and meeting at Grove on the river Clashawley.

placeholder image — The annual river bank cleaning project is organised for Sunday, March 24, starting at 10am and meeting at Grove on the river Clashawley.

The latest figures from the EPA indicate a net improvement in the quality of our rivers, and no change or an improvement in N and P concentrations for 63% and 76% of our catchments, respectively.

IFA President Tim Cullinan said farmers want to see all our rivers in the high-status categories and they are working hard to achieve just that.

Within a European context, Ireland is one of the best for water quality where 98% of our groundwater bodies are below 50mg/L for Nitrates (in contrast to Germany and Spain at 72% and 78.5% respectively) and our surface waters have the lowest concentrations of nitrate.

“This report shows real signs of progress and is something all stakeholders can build upon,” he concluded.

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