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Geological Survey of IrelandGroundwater Programme
Monica Lee Taly Hunter Williams
Caoimhe Hickey
Enterprise Ireland 7th May 2014
Groundwater Use and Management
• REGULATION• Water Framework Directive• LA Planning (SP 5/03)• Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems/Septic Tanks
• Future (Code of Practice + PSSP 1/10) • Legacy (National Inspection Plan)
• EPA Drinking Water Safety Plans• EPA Discharges to Groundwater
• Direct discharges – karst mapping• EPA Licensed/unlicensed Landfill Risk Assessments• EU GAP Regs (2010)
• USE• Public drinking water c.17% (up to 100%)• Larger Group Water Schemes c.70%• Private supplies (100,000s well)
Future Work/Research• Requirement:
– Increased use: Harvest2020
– Increased regulation/implementation
– More specific/relevant maps/data
• Griffith Research: – Clean water supplies and
groundwater protection (QUB);
– Marine & Karst Groundwater Mapping (NUIG);
– Geogenic Metals in Groundwater (NUIG)
• Geoscience Research:– Karst mapping