Register of Protected Areas - Bathing Water Areas

Name: Register of Protected Areas - Bathing Water Areas
Creator: Environmental Protection Agency

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This dataset forms part of the national Register of Protected Areas and covers designated Bathing Water Areas in Ireland, as identified under S.I. No. 79/2008 and S.I. No. 351/2011. It contains Bathing Water Area profiles required under Regulation 5, describing the physical, geographical and hydrological characteristics of each designated bathing water, in line with EU Directive 2006/7/EC. The dataset is published and maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency and supports monitoring and management of bathing water quality across the country.Bathing Water Area profiles referred to in Regulation 5 is to consist of a description of the physical, geographical and hydrological characteristics of the bathing water, as provided for in Directive 2006/7/EC where Designated Bathing Waters exist under S.I. No. 79/2008 and S.I. No. 351/2011 Bat...

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Data schema (8 fields)

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Field	Type	Description
BWID	string	Unique identifier code for the bathing water area.Unique identifier code for the bathing water area.
BWName	string	Name of the designated bathing water area.Name of the designated bathing water area.
RBDName	string	Name of the river basin district containing the bathing water.Name of the river basin district containing the bathing water.
RBDCode	string	Code identifying the river basin district.Code identifying the river basin district.
PROT_TYPEProt type	string	Type of protected area, e.g. Bathing.Type of protected area, e.g. Bathing.
Type	string	Water body category code, e.g. coastal or transitional.Water body category code, e.g. coastal or transitional.
Shape	geometry	Geometric boundary of the bathing water area.Geometric boundary of the bathing water area.
PA_CDPa cd	string	Code identifying the protected area.Code identifying the protected area.

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BWID	BWName	RBDName	RBDCode	PROT_TYPE	Type	PA_CD
IEEABWC020_0000_0100	Donabate, Balcarrick Beach	Eastern	earbd	Bathing	CWB	PA3_0050
IEEABWC020_0000_0200	Portrane, the Brook Beach	Eastern	earbd	Bathing	CWB	PA3_0055
IEEABWC020_0000_0300	Rush, South Beach	Eastern	earbd	Bathing	CWB	PA3_0054

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EPA:WFD_RPA_BATHINGWATERAREAS (GeoJSON)

http://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/ows?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeNames=EPA%3AWFD_RPA_BATHINGWATERAREAS&count=10000&outputFormat=application%2Fjson

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