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Moville river "seriously polluted"
25.02.11
MOVILLE'S Bredagh River
is "seriously polluted" due to discharges from the
town's municipal waste treatment facility, a new
report shows.
The report by the Environmental Protection Agency
revealed that the Bredagh River was one of 20
seriously polluted rivers around the country.
The EPA said agriculture and municipal waste
treatment facilities continued to be principal
sources of water pollution. |
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The Bredagh River in Moville. |
Thousands of samples
from hundreds of locations around the country
including the Bredagh, were studied and analysed by
the EPA for the three-year report.
The organisation said while agricultural pollution
was still a problem, phosphate and nitrate pollution
was down. Meanwhile, 90% of Irish lakes monitored
are 'satisfactory'. Pollution of the Bredagh River
has been a source of concern for local anglers and
environmentalists as the debate continues about
where to site a new sewage treatment facility for
Moville-Greencastle.
Meanwhile, there were four other 'seriously
polluted' rivers in Co Donegal according to the new
EPA report, namely, Roosky at Mullinroe Bridge,
Ballaghdoo at Meenychannon, Swilly Burn near Raphoe
and Roechrow at Meenateia. The report revealed that
Donegal's Fern Lake is one of 25 lakes across the
country listed as of poor and bad ecological status.
Donegal’s seawater passed the EPA water quality
tests. |
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