WFD implementation in Ireland -The Characterisation and Analysis of Ireland's River Basin Districts -3. Identification of Human Activities -3.2 Groundwater Risk Assessments -
- 3.2.1 Overview of Groundwater Risk Assessments
Groundwaters feed surface freshwater systems such as rivers, lakes, fens and turloughs which flow into transitional and ultimately coastal waters. Groundwaters are also directly linked by underground flow pathways to marine waters. Since groundwaters are the first water bodies in the water cycle they are considered first in the Irish risk assessment process.
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