River Boyne Water Quality Management Plan - EPA

River Boyne Water Quality Mnnagrmrnl PlanContinuing north-east to Navan, the river is joined by a major tributary, theKells Blackwater, beforecontinuing in a generally easterly direction to Slane and Drogheda. The Kells Blackwater is thelargest tributary of the River Boyne rising in Co. Cavan north of Bailieboro and flowing south toVirginia and Lough Ramor and then in a south-easterly direction via Kells to join the main riverdownstream of Navan. In the context of a Water Quality Management Plan for the RiverBoyne, thefollowing aspects of the River and it's catchment require consideration:-* The Ofice of Public Works (OPW) carried out an arterial drainage scheme on the RiverBoyne behveen the lale 1960 $ and the early 1980's and conti~ilre to provide maintenanceupkeep of the channelThe main clia~inel of [he River Boyne is a designated salmonid water under the EuropeanCommwiities (Q~iality of Salmonid Waters) Regulatio~is. 1988 (S..[ 29311988)The River Boyne is ail important source of potable water requiring compliance with theEuropean Con~munities (Qualip of Surfoce Wa~er Intended for the Absfraction of DrinkingWater) Regulations. 1989 (3.1 No.294/1989)1.3 Wnler Qrrnlily Mnnngement Plnn - ObjectivesThe main objectives of the Water Quality Management Plan for the,$oyne +'Catchment are:-C\To protect water qualify for abstraction as aprim#~5&nejcial . use.: *-