f9dc5cc0-99d2-4a5b-ad24-21f688aad70b GIS Team Environmental Protection Agency Scientific Officer +353-53-9160600 +353-53-9160601 PO Box 3000 Johnstown Castle Estate Wexford Co. Wexford Ireland gis@edenireland.ie 2025-10-08T15:14:20.075Z ISDI Metadata Profile 1.2 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset EPSG 2009-11-25 http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/29902 WFD Canal Waterbody Ecological Potential 2019 - 2024 Water Framework Directive Canal Waterbody Ecological Potential 2019 - 2024 2025-09-30T00:00:00 2025-10-14T00:00:00 HY.IE.EPA.CanalStatus_20192024 This table contains the Water Framework Directive (WFD) Canal Waterbody Ecological Potential results for 2019-2024. The data used were primarily from 2019 to 2024. The WFD objectives include the attainment of good ecological potential in waterbodies that are of lesser status at present and retaining good ecological potential or better where such status exists. This dataset shows the Water Framework Directive Canal Waterbody Ecological Potential for the period 2019 to 2024. Waterways Ireland Waterways Ireland +353 (0)1 8823303 +353 (0)1 8823303 2 Sligo Road Enniskillen Fermanagh Ireland BT74 7JY info@waterwaysireland.org https://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0&request=GetMap&layers=EPA%3ACanal_Status_20192024&bbox=21835.066722270014%2C15257.413145678263%2C344066.71417723724%2C467797.52569024643&width=546&height=768&srs=EPSG%3A29902&styles=&format=image%2Fpng thumbnail Hydrography GemetInspireTheme GEMET 2013-12-10 Canal Water Quality Water Monitoring Water Framework Directive Hydrography GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 GEMET 2010-01-13 Canal Ecological Potential Canal WFD Ecological Potential River Waterbody Status River Water Status River Waters Clean Waters WFD Water Quality Monitoring Environmental Protection Agency EPA 2025-10-14 IE ISO 3166 ISO 1974-12-31 no limitations Data is for public use under Creative Commons CC-By 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 50000 environment -10.47472 -6.01306 51.44555 55.37999 2010-01-01T00:00:00 2012-01-01T00:00:00 0 1014 An Ordnance Datum or OD is a vertical datum used by an ordnance survey as the basis for deriving altitudes on maps. A spot height may be expressed as AOD for "above ordnance datum". Usually mean sea level (MSL) is used for the datum. Malin Ordnance Datum Derivation of vertical height or depth (in metres) In the Republic of Ireland, OD for the Ordnance Survey of Ireland is Malin Ordnance Datum: the Mean Sea Level (MSL) at Portmoor Pier, Malin Head, County Donegal, between 1960 and 1969. 5731 EPSG Projection 5731 - Malin Head height Metres Derivation of Altitude OD based on Mean Sea Level, Malin Head 1960-1969 See gis.epa.ie for full details on data resource ESRI Shapefile 10.x Water Framework Directive Enviromental Protection Agency Data Manager +353-53-9160600 +353-53-9160601 PO Box 3000 Johnstown Castle Estate Wexford Co. Wexford Ireland gis@edenireland.ie https://www.waterwaysireland.org/contact-us text/html Waterways Ireland Contact Page Waterways Ireland Contact Page https://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0&request=GetMap&layers=EPA%3ACanal_Status_20192024&bbox=21835.066722270014%2C15257.413145678263%2C344066.71417723724%2C467797.52569024643&width=546&height=768&srs=EPSG%3A29902&styles=&format=image%2Fpng WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link WMS GetMap WMS GetMap https://assets.gov.ie/45025/0be86708ba444d7e9b7f549159c82d99.pdf text/html View Report River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021 INSPIRE Data Specification on Hydrography INSPIRE Data Specifications v3.0 2013-12-10 The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment. false COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services INSPIRE Interoperability Regulation 2010-12-08 Level of conformance with the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services false Waterways Ireland is responsible for the monitoring and assessment of the water quality of the canals for the purposes of the WFD. The waterways covered include the Grand Canal, Royal Canal and the canalised section of the Shannon-Erne Waterway. The canals traverse eight catchments across Ireland, from the Upper Shannon catchment in the west to the Liffey and Dublin Bay catchment in the east, and are divided into 16 water bodies for the WFD canal monitoring programme. Each Waterbody is monitored by Waterways ireland and assigned an overall ecological potential. Canals are required to achieve good ecological potential rather than good ecological status because they are artificial water bodies. Ecological potential can be maximum, good, moderate, poor or bad. The data used were primarily from 2019 to 2024.