Impacting on Bathing Water
This dataset identifies urban wastewater discharge areas that have contributed to poor classification of bathing waters in Ireland, as documented in the Environmental Protection Agency's annual Bathing Water Quality in Ireland Report. A poor classification indicates a risk of periodic pollution affecting bathing water safety. The dataset links specific urban wastewater discharges to the bathing sites they affect, supporting identification of pollution sources impacting coastal and inland bathing areas across Ireland. It is published as part of Ireland's national open data portal and relates to environmental and public health monitoring of recreational waters.This shows the urban areas where waste water discharges were a contributing factor to the poor classification of the bathing waters, as identified in the EPA’s annual Bathing Water Quality in Ireland Report. When bathing waters are classified as poor it means that there is a risk of periodic poll...
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Data schema (16 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | string | Name of the urban area or agglomeration.Name of the urban area or agglomeration. |
| RegNoReg no | string | Registration number identifying the waste water discharge licence.Registration number identifying the waste water discharge licence. |
| PrioritySite?Priority site? | string | Indicates whether the site is designated a priority site.Indicates whether the site is designated a priority site. |
| AgglomerationSizeAgglomeration size | string | Population equivalent size band of the agglomeration.Population equivalent size band of the agglomeration. |
| DirectiveComplianceDirective compliance | string | Compliance status with the relevant EU wastewater directive.Compliance status with the relevant EU wastewater directive. |
| AgglomerationPEAgglomeration pe | int | Population equivalent generated by the agglomeration.Population equivalent generated by the agglomeration. |
| PlantDesignPEPlant design pe | int | Population equivalent capacity the treatment plant was designed for.Population equivalent capacity the treatment plant was designed for. |
| TreatmentTypeTreatment type | string | Level of wastewater treatment applied at the plant.Level of wastewater treatment applied at the plant. |
| Priority:RawSewagePriority:raw sewage | string | Indicates whether raw sewage discharge is a priority issue.Indicates whether raw sewage discharge is a priority issue. |
| Priority:BathingWaterImpactPriority:bathing water impact | string | Indicates whether the site impacts bathing water quality.Indicates whether the site impacts bathing water quality. |
| Priority:PressureOnRiverOrLakesPriority:pressure on river or lakes | string | Indicates whether the site puts pressure on rivers or lakes.Indicates whether the site puts pressure on rivers or lakes. |
| Priority:FailingEUStandardsPriority:failing eustandards | string | Indicates whether the site fails to meet EU standards.Indicates whether the site fails to meet EU standards. |
| Priority:ImprovementForPearlMusselPriority:improvement for pearl mussel | string | Indicates whether improvement is needed for freshwater pearl mussel protection.Indicates whether improvement is needed for freshwater pearl mussel protection. |
| Priority:ImprovementForShellfishPriority:improvement for shellfish | string | Indicates whether improvement is needed for shellfish water protection.Indicates whether improvement is needed for shellfish water protection. |
| Priority:OtherEnvironmentalPollutionRiskPriority:other environmental pollution risk | string | Indicates whether other environmental pollution risks are present.Indicates whether other environmental pollution risks are present. |
| shape | geometry | Geometric location of the agglomeration or site.Geometric location of the agglomeration or site. |
Schema captured from wfs 10 hours ago.
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Sample data (2 records)
Record 1Name: Greater Dublin Area · RegNo: D0034-02
{
"Name": "Greater Dublin Area",
"RegNo": "D0034-02",
"PlantDesignPE": 2100000,
"PrioritySite?": "Yes",
"TreatmentType": "2 - Secondary Treatment",
"AgglomerationPE": 2502120,
"AgglomerationSize": "PE > 10,000",
"Priority:RawSewage": "Yes",
"DirectiveCompliance": "Fail",
"Priority:BathingWaterImpact": "Yes",
"Priority:FailingEUStandards": "Yes",
"Priority:PressureOnRiverOrLakes": "Yes",
"Priority:ImprovementForShellfish": "No",
"Priority:ImprovementForPearlMussel": "No",
"Priority:OtherEnvironmentalPollutionRisk": "Unknown"
}Record 2Name: Buncrana · RegNo: D0125-01
{
"Name": "Buncrana",
"RegNo": "D0125-01",
"PlantDesignPE": 10000,
"PrioritySite?": "Yes",
"TreatmentType": "1 - Primary Treatment",
"AgglomerationPE": 9498,
"AgglomerationSize": "PE of 2,001 to 10,000",
"Priority:RawSewage": "No",
"DirectiveCompliance": null,
"Priority:BathingWaterImpact": "Yes",
"Priority:FailingEUStandards": "Unknown",
"Priority:PressureOnRiverOrLakes": "No",
"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:WFD_RPA_BATHINGWATERAREAS (GeoJSON)
http://gis-stg.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/ows?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeNames=EPA%3AWFD_RPA_BATHINGWATERAREAS&count=10000&outputFormat=application%2FjsonSource: wfs
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