Public Consultation Events
Please click on the image below to view the advert providing details of public information events on the draft River Basin Management Plans. See below for further information.
Click here for the Draft River Basin Management Plan download area. See www.wfdireland.ie for further supporting documentation on the draft River Basin Management Plans.
Welcome!
Welcome to our website which seeks to provide information on the North Western International River Basin District and also the NS SHARE project. We will present project reports and interactive maps here to allow the visitor have access to information about their area and the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.
This project is supported by the EU INTERREG IIIA Programme for Ireland/Northern Ireland.
About the North Western region
The North Western river basin district covers the north west corner of the island of Ireland, but stretches across in a south easterly direction to a large extent also taking in much of the drumlin belt that stretches through many of the border counties - from south Donegal, through Leitrim, Fermanagh, Longford, Cavan, Monaghan, and onwards. Major rivers and lakes include the Erne system, which supports boating and leisure tourism as well as some hydroelectric power generation, to the River Finn and Foyle systems that drain much of the mountains of Donegal and the Sperrin mountains. Angling and sea fisheries are important aspects of the area, with the largest sea port in Ireland being at Killybegs on the Donegal coast. Water too supports the large agricultural area across the District and played an important role in the cotton industry of past times.
The North Western River Basin District
The North Western International River Basin District (RBD) is one of three RBDs that together form the North South Shared Aquatic Resource (NS Share) Project. This project is supported by the EU INTERREG IIIA Programme for Ireland/Northern Ireland. It was set up to implement the objectives of the Water Framework Directive in the region. This Directive is the most substantial and innovative piece of European Union water legislation to date. It sets out a detailed framework for the protection, improvement and sustainable use of our waters.
The views and opinions represented through this website are those of the NS SHARE project alone and do not purport to represent policy of any government.
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