Hi all just a short update we have the water butts just waiting to deliver and organise logistics!

Welcome to all members. This page will be used to track installation, hints and tips on how to get the most out of your water butt. I installed a 200L butt last year and the uses are endless. Gardening, cleaning and much more!

Following on from our water quality testing programme we looking forward to a new water conservation project with Enniscorthy Tidy Towns which will start soon!! More details to follow!!!!

Hi all here is the article from Nov 2023 from Feargal a journalist who I met at Borodale to cover the project - https://www.waternewseurope.com/irish-waters-decline-due-to-growing-dairy-industry/

Hi all myself and Enda did a training sample in Edermine today (slightly underwater)!! Moderate

2 samples today good status even after all the rain!

World WaterBlitz is starting today!

Freshwater.org are encouraging all existing groups around the world to take part in the World WaterBlitz event, starting today until 18 September. The aim is to collect as much water quality data as possible across multiple countries.

They are interested in comparing the freshwater health in different locations, celebrating the cleanest waterbodies, and identifying any pollution hotspots.

You can share your experience of water testing on social media by posting @Earthwatch_Eur using the hashtag #WaterBlitz.

Hi all I have collected 12 samples from 5 locations. My favourite location is Borodale but I must get the numbers up at the other spots! Hoping to do more sampling now in winter to see if any difference. The app is very handy

We are delighted how well this project is doing so far, although the sampling numbers aren't huge it has generated a lot of interest in the area about our water quality. We have linked in with LAWPRO on the Slaney River Catchment plans, helped another community group to carry out some testing and heard from Eanna Ni Lamhna on the importance of water quality for biodiversity. We are also linking in with our GreenPlan Project to do a kayak and clean on the Slaney and hope to get some testing done during that too!!
We're looking forward to finishing up the testing and having some more talks in the coming months!