EPA Geoportal: How to download Water Framework Directive Pressure Maps

On the EPA Geoportal Download page (https://gis.epa.ie/GetData/Download) please follow the instructions below to obtain the data you request:

  • Go to https://gis.epa.ie/GetData/Download
  • Go to the ‘Water / Water Framework Directive’ section
  • Go to the ‘Pressures’ section
  • Tick the ‘WFD Significant Pressure – 16/07/2021’
  • Go to the bottom of the page > Enter and re-enter your email and tick the ‘I’m not a robot’ > Hit ‘Send’
    • This will provide you with a spreadsheet of all current WFD significant Pressures for each waterbody type. There is a field within this spreadsheet called ‘EU_CD’.
  • Go to https://gis.epa.ie/GetData/Download
  • Go to the ‘Water / Water Framework Directive’ section
  • Go to the ‘Cycle 3 Waterbodies’ section
  • Download each of the Water Bodies
    • This will provide you with a shapefile for each waterbody. There is a field within each shapefile called ‘EU_CD’
  • You can now join the WFD Significant Pressure data to each waterbody type shapefile using the ‘EU_CD’ field.

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