€72,816 allocated for community water quality projects in Monaghan
€2.4m announced nationwide
Almost €73,000 in funding has been announced for water quality projects in Monaghan.
The funding comes through the Community Water Development Fund and the Catchment Support Fund, administered by the Local Authority Waters Programme on behalf of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Under the Community Water Development Fund, Carrickmacross Tidy Town Committee for a feasibility Study to assess attenuation pond at Eco Meadow, Tullynaskeagh East Linear Park (€8,560), and Churchill/Oram GWS Soc. Ltd for a feasibility Study for a Large -Scale Water Quality Project application for Phase 2- Lough Muckno Road to Recovery Project (€24,256). Friends of the Upper Annalee Lakes meanwhile received €10,000 for Phase 2 of the Upper Annalee Sub-catchment Mapping Project - a 3D model of the Upper Annalee catchment in Cavan and Monaghan.
River Blackwater Catchment Trust also received €30,000 from the Catchment Support Fund.
Nationally, €2,445,229 has been allocated, with €1,332,492 supporting 92 projects under the Community Water Development Fund and €1,112,737 awarded to 56 groups across 20 counties through the Catchment Support Fund, alongside two national initiatives.
Welcoming the funding, Minister Browne said: “Local action by communities and groups is critical in our efforts to protect our waters. Through the Community Water Development Fund and the Catchment Support Fund, we are providing significant investment in the grassroots work of local communities and voluntary groups who care deeply about water quality in their local areas. My Department’s funding supports these groups to deliver meaningful projects that protect and restore local rivers, lakes and streams.”
The funding forms part of Ireland’s Water Action Plan 2024, which aims to restore water bodies to “good” status or better by 2027 in line with the EU Water Framework Directive. Further details are available at [www.lawaters.ie](http://www.lawaters.ie).