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Water Framework Directive Water Catchments

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This national dataset for Ireland delineates water catchments established under the EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), which sets a framework for protecting, improving, and managing surface water and groundwater. Catchments are built from clusters of subcatchments derived from river waterbody polygons, and are represented as polygon features. The dataset supports water management planning and reporting obligations under the Directive, providing a spatial basis for organising hydrological and environmental data at catchment level across the country.The EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection, improvement and management of surface water and groundwater. The Catchment dataset is built on clusters of subcatchments (derived from river waterbody polygons). All Catchments are represented as polyg...