The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), working on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities to protect and restore good water quality in our river catchments, has launched its newsletter ‘Ripple Effect’.
Ripple Effect provides insight into the role of LAWPRO and the catchments and communities that we work in across Ireland. It offers a behind-the-scenes look at LAWPRO’s activities, our work with communities at a local level and our science-based approach to making targeted improvements to water quality management across Ireland.
Commenting on the newsletter, Barry Deane, Regional Coordinator at LAWPRO said: “While the work LAWPRO does has grown exponentially since we were established in 2018 the core of what we do remains the same- we work to make targeted improvements in water quality through the coordination of local authorities and other public bodies in the implementation of the Water Action Plan.
Ripple Effect shows the variety of our work from supporting communities to carrying out desktop studies in Priority Areas for Action. We hope you enjoy reading more about the work we do and the community groups we work with to promote healthy clean natural waters for all.”
Highlights in the newsletter include:
A spotlight on a year of the Farming for Water European Innovation Project.
Our various funding streams available to community groups.
An innovative Nature-based Solutions project in Carlow.
A model for assessing nitrogen losses.
Case studies of community groups and catchment projects.
Regional reviews from both our catchment science team and communities team.
Read the first issue of Ripple Effect here: Newsletter – Local Authority Water Programme
To read more about the work of LAWPRO visit: www.lawaters.ie
