All EPA Priority Urban Areas
This dataset identifies urban areas in Ireland placed on the Environmental Protection Agency's priority list due to unresolved wastewater issues. Areas are included where they fail to meet EU sewage treatment standards, discharge raw sewage due to the absence of a treatment plant, place key pressure on rivers or lakes, or impact bathing water quality. Published by the Environmental Protection Agency, the dataset supports monitoring of urban wastewater infrastructure and environmental compliance, highlighting locations requiring remediation to protect water quality and meet regulatory obligations.This dataset shows the urban areas that are on the EPA’s priority list because they fall under one or more of the following criteria: Failing to meet EU sewage treatment standards; discharging raw sewage because there is no treatment plant, key pressure on rivers or lakes, impacting on bathing wa...
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Data schema (24 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | string | — |
| RegNoReg no | string | — |
| PrioritySite?Priority site? | string | — |
| AgglomerationSizeAgglomeration size | string | — |
| DirectiveComplianceDirective compliance | string | — |
| AgglomerationPEAgglomeration pe | int | — |
| PlantDesignPEPlant design pe | int | — |
| TreatmentTypeTreatment type | string | — |
| Priority:RawSewagePriority:raw sewage | string | — |
| Priority:BathingWaterImpactPriority:bathing water impact | string | — |
| Priority:PressureOnRiverOrLakesPriority:pressure on river or lakes | string | — |
| Priority:FailingEUStandardsPriority:failing eustandards | string | — |
| Priority:ImprovementForPearlMusselPriority:improvement for pearl mussel | string | — |
| Priority:ImprovementForShellfishPriority:improvement for shellfish | string | — |
| Priority:OtherEnvironmentalPollutionRiskPriority:other environmental pollution risk | string | — |
| shape | geometry | — |
| BWID | string | — |
| BWName | string | — |
| RBDName | string | — |
| RBDCode | string | — |
| PROT_TYPEProt type | string | — |
| Type | string | — |
| Shape | geometry | — |
| PA_CDPa cd | string | — |
Schema captured from wfs 26 days ago.
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Sample data (3 records)
Record 1Name: Kilgarvan · RegNo: A0065-01
{
"Name": "Kilgarvan",
"RegNo": "A0065-01",
"PlantDesignPE": 250,
"PrioritySite?": "Yes",
"TreatmentType": "1 - Primary Treatment",
"AgglomerationPE": 336,
"AgglomerationSize": "PE < 500",
"Priority:RawSewage": "No",
"DirectiveCompliance": "Pass",
"Priority:BathingWaterImpact": "No",
"Priority:FailingEUStandards": "No",
"Priority:PressureOnRiverOrLakes": "No",
"Priority:ImprovementForShellfish": "No",
"Priority:ImprovementForPearlMussel": "Yes",
"Priority:OtherEnvironmentalPollutionRisk": "Unknown"
}Record 2Name: Kilmihil · RegNo: A0091-01
{
"Name": "Kilmihil",
"RegNo": "A0091-01",
"PlantDesignPE": 640,
"PrioritySite?": "Yes",
"TreatmentType": "2 - Secondary Treatment",
"AgglomerationPE": 360,
"AgglomerationSize": "PE < 500",
"Priority:RawSewage": "No",
"DirectiveCompliance": "Pass",
"Priority:BathingWaterImpact": "No",
"Priority:FailingEUStandards": "No",
"Priority:PressureOnRiverOrLakes": "Yes",
"Priority:ImprovementForShellfish": "No",
"Priority:ImprovementForPearlMussel": "No",
"Priority:OtherEnvironmentalPollutionRisk": "Unknown"
}Record 3Name: Ballymoe · RegNo: A0105-01
{
"Name": "Ballymoe",
"RegNo": "A0105-01",
"PlantDesignPE": 60,
"PrioritySite?": "Yes",
"TreatmentType": "1 - Primary Treatment",
"AgglomerationPE": 221,
"AgglomerationSize": "PE < 500",
"Priority:RawSewage": "No",
"DirectiveCompliance": "Pass",
"Priority:BathingWaterImpact": "No",
"Priority:FailingEUStandards": "No",
"Priority:PressureOnRiverOrLakes": "Yes",
"Priority:ImprovementForShellfish": "No",
"Priority:ImprovementForPearlMussel": "No",
"Priority:OtherEnvironmentalPollutionRisk": "Unknown"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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EPA:SIIF_AllPriorityUrban (GeoJSON)
https://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/ows?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeNames=EPA%3ASIIF_AllPriorityUrban&count=10000&outputFormat=application%2FjsonSource: wfs
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