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Three Groups In Kildare To Receive Funding for Water Quality Improvements

Swan and her cygnets on Naas Lakes. Photo: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The funds aim to to help community groups and organisations to deliver a wide range of projects to improve water quality nationwide

€45,500 has been announced for community water quality improvement projects in Kildare.

The funding has been awarded through the Community Water Development Fund and the Catchment Support Fund, which aim to help community groups and organisations to deliver a wide range of projects to improve water quality nationwide.

€19,000 of the funding will go to Ballymore Eustace Tidy Towns and Ballymore Eustace Environmental Group for control of the Himalayan Balsam along the River Liffey banks in Ballymore Eustace and its environs.

Johnstownbridge Tidy Towns are to receive €16,500 for restoration of Fear English and Millrace River, as well as a conservation project.

Naas Biodiversity will receive the remaining €10,000 for Naas Lakes constructed wetland design.

Of the €2,445,229 awarded nationwide, €1,332,492 will be delivered through the Community Water Development Fund to 92 projects nationally and €1,112,737 through the Catchment Support Fund to 56 groups across 20 counties, in addition to two national projects.  

Both funds help community groups and organisations to deliver a wide range of projects to improve water quality nationwide, including: 

  • River and catchment conservation and restoration: initiatives to restore and protect local rivers and their ecosystems.
  • Community engagement: programmes that promote water stewardship and raise awareness about water quality issues.
  • Biodiversity enhancement: projects that support habitats and species dependent on clean water.
  • Preparation of reports: feasibility studies, habitat management plans, ecological surveys, and hydromorphological studies.

The announcement was made by Minister for Housing, James Browne TD, and Minister of State for Nature, Christopher O'Sullivan.

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