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EPA: Just 1% Of Kildare Rivers Have High Quality Water.

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The Environmental Protection Agency is warning Ireland's in danger of losing its excellent coastal water quality, unless urgent action is taken to reduce nitrogen from farms entering water.

Just 1% of rivers in Kildare assessed by the EPA had high water quality.

21% were rated as of bad quality, and another 20% were of poor quality.



The Environmental Protection Agency is warning Ireland's in danger of losing its excellent coastal water quality, unless urgent action is taken to reduce nitrogen from farms entering water.

Of the over 1,800 river bodies inspected, 43 per cent were unsatisfactory and 230 had worsened over the past 4 years.

Mary Gurrie, the EPA's programme manager says improvements are needed

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