LAWPRO
Graney Demonstration Catchment Desk Study
The Desk Study for the Graney Demonstration Catchment in on the borders of Counties Clare and Galway has been published.
The Desk Study was prepared by Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) catchment scientists on behalf of the Waters of LIFE Project.
Desk Studies are the first stage in Project Action C1: Catchment Walkover Investigations. They are the initial investigations of the catchments based on a range of available data sources.
These include OSi mapping and orthophotography, EPA status, risk assessment and pressure datasets, CORINE land cover mapping, Forest Service and Coillte data on forest activities and Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) data on Soils and geology.
These data are collated into one report detailing the current conditions within the catchments, and listing any potential pressures and threats to water quality within them.
This is the sixth and final Desk Study published by the project.
See Graney Desk Study for full details.
The Graney was selected as one of the five demonstration catchments primarily due to the presence of high forest cover on High status objective rivers
Islands Demonstration Catchment Desk Study
17.5.23
The Desk Study for the Islands Demonstration Catchment in on the borders of Counties Roscommon and Galway has been published.
The Desk Study was prepared by Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) catchment scientists on behalf of the Waters of LIFE Project.
Desk Studies are the first stage in Project Action C1: Catchment Walkover Investigations.
They are the initial investigations of the catchments based on a range of available data sources.
These include OSi mapping and orthophotography, EPA status, risk assessment and pressure datasets, CORINE land cover mapping, Forest Service and Coillte data on forest activities and Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) data on Soils and geology.
These data are collated into one report detailing the current conditions within the catchments, and listing any potential pressures and threats to water quality within them.This is the fifth Desk Study published by the project.
LAWPRO has drafted a referral to Irish Water outlining the concerns above. Under Irish Water’s River Basin Management Plan Enhanced Ambition Programme, Ballymoe WWTP will be upgraded, with the upgrades due to be completed by 2025.
River Restoration – Hydromorphological Assessment and River Restoration Plan for the Waters of LIFE Islands Demonstration Catchment
Tender
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/241390/1
Carry out a hydromorphological assessment on the waterbodies within the Islands Demonstration catchment in order to understand current condition and the hydromorphological issues driving that condition, and to identify appropriate river restoration measures to mitigate those issues, considering multiple benefits.
The assessment should be based on a combination of desk based studies and targeted field investigations. Reference should be made to the output LAWPRO local catchment assessments
The successful tenderer will be required to carry out a hydromorphological assessment on the waterbodies within the Islands Demonstration catchment in order to understand current condition and the hydromorphological issues driving that condition, and to identify appropriate river restoration measures to mitigate those issues, considering multiple benefits. The assessment should be based on a combination of desk based studies and targeted field investigations. Reference should be made to the output LAWPRO local catchment assessments.
Relevant stakeholders should be consulted and environmental screening of proposed measures should be provided as required (EcIA, AA and NIS).
A comprehensive outline of the methodologies to be employed and the data sources to be consulted should be submitted along with a proposed timetable for completion of the various stage of the project (it is expected that the final report should be delivered within 3 months of the date of appointment).
The project deliverables will be:
– Final Hydromorphological Assessment Report and River Restoration Plan
– Relevant shapefiles, raw data and photographs
ASSAP Interim Review
19 September 2022
On this episode of the Signpost Webinar Series, which took place on Friday, 16 September, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc Outreach & Innovation Department was joined by Noel Meehan, ASSAP Manager, Teagasc and Joe Crockett, Dairy Sustainability Ireland to discuss the ASSAP interim review.
A questions and answers session took place at the end of the webinar which was facilitated by Pat Murphy, Head of Environment KT, Teagasc.
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Blue Dot Waterbodies in Wicklow
Waters of LIFE: Graney
Waters of LIFE: Avonmore (Wicklow)
Local Authority Waters Programme, Annual Report 2020
Waters of LIFE Integrated Project
The report on the selection of the demonstration catchments is now available on the project website.
This report describes the factors taken into account in deciding where the project practical measures would be implemented.
The report can be accessed at the link below.