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Conservation in the Republic of Ireland is overseen by a number of statutory and non-governmental agencies, including those with responsibility for conservation of the built environment and conservation of the natural environment in Ireland. Conservation has sometimes been a contentious issue, with debates impacting its progress since the 1960s.
Water resources are abundant in Ireland, with 82% of drinking water supplies in Ireland sourced from surface water (i.e. rivers and lakes) and 18% coming from groundwater – 10.5% from groundwater and 7.6% from springs. This high dependence on surface water is above the EU average. [17]
An additional strategy to water conservation is practicing sustainable methods of utilizing groundwater resources. [8] Groundwater flows due to gravity and eventually discharges into streams. [ 9 ] Excess pumping of groundwater leads to a decrease in groundwater levels and if continued it can exhaust the resource. [ 8 ]
Kenmare River or Kenmare Bay (Irish: An Ribhéar, meaning 'river-mouth estuary' or Bá Neidíneach, 'the bay of Neidín') [1] is a long and narrow bay in south-west Ireland. The bay is enclosed by the Iveragh Peninsula on the north side, and the Beara Peninsula on the south, with most of its shores belonging to County Kerry , except for a small ...
Nature conservation in Ireland (11 C, 1 P) O. ... Water in Ireland (18 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Environment of Ireland" This category contains only the following page.
World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Ireland (9 P) Pages in category "Conservation in the Republic of Ireland" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Pages in category "Water supply and sanitation in the Republic of Ireland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Shannon Pot, the traditional source of the river. Many different values have been given for the length of the Shannon. A traditional value is 390 km (240 mi). [10] An official Irish source gives a total length of 360.5 km (224.0 mi) (being 258.1 km [160.4 mi] fresh and 102.1 km [63.4 mi] tidal). [6]