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Water Quality

Surface Water Functions

It is the responsibility of Louth County Council to carry out testing on the surface water quality of the rivers which are located in County Louth.

To ensure that this is carried out correctly, by law Louth County Council have to provide the following functions:

  • Monitoring the water quality of Louth’s rivers
  • The licensing and monitoring of wastewater discharges to surface / ground waters and sewers.
  • The monitoring of agricultural and industrial activities that have an effect on water quality.
  • The promotion of "best practice" in the storage and disposal of agricultural, industrial and domestic wastewaters.

Surface Water Monitoring

It is the responsibility of the Council to organise and carry out extensive environmental monitoring of the rivers in County Louth. Operational and surveillance monitoring of the 26 river stations throughout the county are carried out on a regular basis throughout the year. 

LINK to water quality, monitoring, assessment, mapping and 2022 report

https://www.epa.ie/our-services/monitoring--assessment/freshwater--marine/water-monitoring-and-assessment-/

https://gis.epa.ie/EPAMaps/

https://www.epa.ie/publications/monitoring--assessment/freshwater--marine/water-quality-in-2022-indicator-report.php