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1 Environmental Services Training Group
LOCAL AUTHORITY ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE 2018 Climate Change and the Environment: A New Reality Hotel Minella, Clonmel 25th April 2018 1

2 Climate Change and the Environment: A New Reality
LAWCO working with Local Authorities Carol McCarthy Senior Engineer Kilkenny County Council

3 Local Authority Waters Programme
Shared Service Kilkenny / Tipperary Co. Councils Head Office – Clonmel Waters and Communities (LAWCO) Waters Science and Advice (LAWSAT)

4 LA responsibilities Regulatory and Enforcement Role (RMCEI)
Water Pollution Acts, 1977 – 2013 EU (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations, 2017 WM (Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture) Regulations 1998 – 2001 WM (Registration of Sewage Sludge Facility) Regulations, 2010 Water Services Amendment Act, 2012 National Inspection Plan 2018 – 2020

5 LA Waters Programme Water Policy Regulations 2014 Community engagement
Co-ordination of implementation among public bodies Scientific support to EPA and Minister for characterisation; plan development; establishment of environmental objectives; development of POMs

6 Collaborative Approach
Structure Management Committees – LA/EPA Operational Committees – LA/Public Bodies LAWSAT/LA Liaison Committees proposed Areas for Action Maps at 190 areas 729 water bodies

7 Some Areas of Concern – LA/LAWSAT
Farm Inspections – GAP Regulations Cross compliance Farm Inspections – Complaints Industry – Discharges to waters Septic Tanks – Construction & discharges Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture Sewage Sludge Waste Facilities IW – Abstractions, discharges, sludge DW Source Protection

8 Support and Advice Team
Initial Team 5 Senior Executive Scientists 20 Assistant Environmental Scientists 10 Agricultural Scientists 5 Regions Border; West; Midlands-East; South East; South West 10 locations Monaghan, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Dublin, Offaly, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Limerick, Cork

9 Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advice Programme
20 Teagasc sustainability advisors Free one to one advice for farmers 10 Dairy sustainability advisors Targeting dairy milk suppliers and co-op customers

10 LAWSAT – Boots on the Ground
Catchment Assessment Co-ordination with LA Data gathering Data updating Local knowledge

11 Climate Change effects
Invasives Weather effects on invertebrates / fish Lower water tables in summer – drought Rising sea levels Flooding & other extreme weather events LA Waters Programme - co-ordination with new LA Regional Climate offices (Dublin, Kildare, Mayo, Cork)

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