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The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) and LAWPRO’s Farming for Water European Innovation Partnership (EIP) are appealing to farmers during the current silage and land spreading season to protect watercourses from agricultural pollution.
LAWPRO, working on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities to protect and restore good water quality in rivers, lakes, estuaries, ground and coastal water, are warning farmers and landowners that silage effluent, manure, fertilisers and soiled water are highly pollutant substances if they enter a watercourse.
Mairead Whitty, LAWPRO’s Farming for Water EIP Project Lead said: “We are appealing to all farmers, landowners and contractors to take precautionary measures to ensure no harmful substances reach any watercourse on and around farms.
“During the current hot spell of weather water levels are very low therefore it is it is important to protect any stream, river or lake from potential pollutants.
“Poor silage pit management and slurry spreading practises can directly impact water quality. We are asking farmers to become guardians over their local watercourses and to take responsibility for their role in protecting them.”
To read more about the work of LAWPRO visit: www.lawaters.ie
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