The South Eastern River Basin District (RBD) encompasses all of counties Carlow, Wexford and Kilkenny, most of Waterford, Tipperary and Laois, parts of Kildare, Offaly and Wicklow and small portions of Limerick and Cork. It includes mainly catchments of the ‘Three Sisters’ – the rivers Suir, Nore & Barrow along with the river Slaney and the 1,000 km2 of marine waters off Co. Wexford and Waterford including Waterford Estuary, Wexford Harbour, bays Dungarvan, Bannow and Rosslare and lagoons such as Ladies Island and Tacumshin.
Contact Details of the South Eastern River Basin District Project Office are
South Eastern River Basin District
Project Coordinator: Mr. Ray Spain
Tel no: 059 9170381
E-mail: comment[at]serbd.com
Address: SERBD Project Co-ordinator, Carlow Local Authorities, County Buildings, Athy Road, Carlow Town.
Website: www.serbd.com
SWAN National and Local Groups operating in South Eastern RBD are:
- An Taisce
- Bat Conservation Ireland
- BirdWatch Ireland
- Coastwatch Europe Network
- Coomhola Salmon Trust
- ECO-UNESCO
- Friends of the Earth
- Friends of the Irish Environment
- Irish Doctors’ Environmental Association
- Irish Peatland Conservation Council
- Irish Seal Sanctuary
- Irish Water and Fish Preservation Society
- Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
- Irish Wildlife Trust
- Slaney River Trust
- VOICE