A community information meeting will be held on Thursday, July 17, to discuss water quality and water related issues in the Tuam and Athenry Municipal Districts.
The public meeting is being organised by the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) to make more people aware of work to improve water quality in the area.
Under the River Basin Management Plan for Ireland LAWPRO carries out work in areas identified as having poor water quality called Priority Areas for Action (PAA) to support targeted water quality improvements with other stakeholders.
This includes encouraging as much engagement as possible with all stakeholders right across the community, including key agencies, special interest groups, voluntary, public and private sectors.
At theis meeting, LAWPRO experts will take people through the work that has been carried out in the 2nd cycle and what is being planned for the 3rd cycle Water Action Plan.
There will also be opportunities for the public to ask questions and talk to members of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) and the LAWPRO Farming for Water European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project team.
Anthony Coleman, Director of Services with LAWPRO said, “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 Galway because public participation and support [are] key to achieving water quality improvements.”
“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 live in and around them.”
The public meeting will begin at 7.30pm in Station House, Coolfowerbeg, Ballyglunin, Co. Galway.
