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Boyne Estuary Plume Zone — water body quality

near Bettystown, Meath

Boyne Estuary Plume Zone is a coastal water in Meath, near Bettystown, covering 4.5 km².

Official classification

Moderate

Assessed 2026

Moderate is the first Water Framework Directive class that falls short of the Directive’s objective: the biological communities here differ moderately from those expected in a near-natural water body of this type, so a programme of measures applies.

StretchStatus
Boyne Estuary Plume ZoneModerate

Overall status reflects the worst stretch (precautionary).

This water body

Type
Coastal water
Area
4.5 km²
County
Meath
Location
53.7250, -6.2293
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