Water Quality in Ireland 2019-2024
Water quality in Ireland is not as good as it should be and is continuing to decline overall.
52% of rivers, lakes, estuaries and coastal waters are in good or high ecological status. This is a 2% decline since the 2016-2021 assessment. Transitional waters, including estuaries and coastal lagoons, are in the poorest condition of any waterbody type, with 70% in an unsatisfactory condition, up from 64% in the last assessment. 92% of groundwaters are in good status. Canals are also in relatively good condition with 87% achieving their water quality targets.
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