{"id":379,"date":"2020-11-26T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longford.waters-project.com\/?page_id=379"},"modified":"2022-01-24T17:51:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:51:20","slug":"links-and-things-useful-data-sources-resource","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/longford.waters-project.com\/index.php\/328-2\/links-and-things-useful-data-sources-resource\/","title":{"rendered":"– Links and Things \u2013 Useful Data Sources & Resource"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Did you know? Longford has some 5,255 hectares of lake surface and 1,500 km of river channel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An excellent guide for communities thinking about Environmental Projects<\/a>: http:\/\/louthppn.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Water-and-Biodiversity-A-Community-Guide.pdf<\/a>.<\/span>
and check out the Community Water Development Fund 2020 grant awards<\/a><\/span> from the Local Authority Waters Programme<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EPA Biological River Monitoring Results: https:\/\/epaawebapp.epa.ie\/QValue\/webusers\/<\/a>
(select 26 Upper Shannon results)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For detailed local surface waters and groundwater information: www.catchments.ie<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Water Quality Data: https:\/\/www.catchments.ie\/data\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Catchment Stories \u2013 newsletters and lots of local community actions: https:\/\/www.catchments.ie\/stories\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more detailed Science:
https:\/\/www.catchments.ie\/category\/science\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An overview of issues in the Upper Shannon Catchment for cycle 2<\/a> of the Water Framework Directive including Priority Action Areas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Fisheries Information: Inland Fisheries Ireland: https:\/\/www.fisheriesireland.ie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Biodiversity Recording and Maps: http:\/\/www.biodiversityireland.ie\/record-biodiversity\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Reporting of Pollution \u2013 the See It? Say It! App: http:\/\/www.epa.ie\/enforcement\/report\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Geology of Ireland \u2013 Geological Survey of Ireland: www.gsi.ie<\/a>. This includes a very detailed groundwater section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Drinking Water Quality: http:\/\/www.epa.ie\/water\/dw\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Information on Septic Tanks: http:\/\/www.epa.ie\/pubs\/advice\/water\/wastewater\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a Great Range of Environmental Maps: EPA Maps<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For tons of information on our peat bogs and wetlands: Irish Peatland Conservation Council<\/a> – ipcc.ie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for details of Longford Bogs in particular the Ardagullion SAC check out: http:\/\/raisedbogs.ie\/tag\/longford-bogs\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Invasive Species identification and control Invasive Species Ireland<\/a>: https:\/\/invasivespeciesireland.com\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to make a biodiversity plan: http:\/\/www.noticenature.ie\/Biodiversity_Action_Plans.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Climate Ireland<\/a> website has a huge range of projects dealing with climate change. It explains climate change and has information on how to adapt to it over a wide range of sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n