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High Status Objective Water Bodies

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This dataset identifies coastal, transitional, river and lake water bodies in Ireland that have been assigned a High-Status Objective under the EU Water Framework Directive. These water bodies are targeted for protection or restoration to maintain high ecological quality, reflecting minimal human disturbance. The dataset supports water quality monitoring and management planning by identifying priority bodies of water for conservation. It is published as part of Ireland's national open data catalogue, data.gov.ie, and covers water bodies across the country's river basin districts.These are coastal, transitional, river and lake water bodies that have a High-Status Objective under the Water Framework Directive.