'Working to improve water quality': Public meeting on water quality in South Longford area

A community information meeting about water quality and water related issues in the Ballymahon Municipal District is taking place on Thursday, April 16 from 6:30pm-to-8pm in Cooney’s Hotel, Ballymahon.

The meeting is being organised by the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), who work on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities to protect and restore good water quality in rivers, lakes, estuaries, ground and coastal waters.

The community information meeting in Ballymahon is being held to make more people aware of work to improve water quality in the area and to encourage as much engagement as possible with all stakeholders right across the community, including key agencies, special interest groups, voluntary, public and private sectors.

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Anthony Coleman, Director of Services with LAWPRO said: “As we are coming to the end of second cycle work in the Ballymahon Municipal District and begin implementation of the new Water Action Plan we would like to take this opportunity to welcome members of the public to come along and find out more about what’s happening in their local waterbodies and river catchments.

“We hope to engage as many people as possible at this meeting in Longford because public participation and support is key to achieving water quality improvements.

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"We would also like to thank all those, whether in a voluntary or paid capacity, working in their local areas to help make a difference to their natural waters and the biodiversity that lives in and around them.”

The public meeting on Thursday, April 16 will begin at 6.30pm in Cooney’s Hotel and light refreshments will be available.

All are welcome to attend. To register for the event, visit LAWPRO’s Eventbrite page.