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Impacting on Bathing Water

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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...