Nitrate Directives Article 10 Report for Ireland for the Period 2020-2023

Council Directive of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (91/676/EEC)

Summary: This report is prepared in response to Article 10 of the Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC). The report covers the seventh reporting period from 2020 to 2023. The report comprises: a description, with maps, of the evolution of water quality in groundwater and surface waters; a statement on the adoption of a Whole Territory Approach with respect to the designation of nitrate vulnerable zones; a summary of agricultural activities and an account of the implementation of the agricultural Code of Good Practice and a summary of the principal measures and an evaluation of the National Action Programme for limiting nitrate inputs from agricultural sources.

Published: 2024

Pages: 60

Filesize: 1,251 KB

Format: pdf

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