A conference is taking place in East Donegal tomorrow to mark the significant contribution a major cross border project has made to restoring water quality in three cross border river catchments.
CatchmentCARE project aimed to improve freshwater quality in the Finn, Blackwater and Arney river catchment areas.
The €14m project included the installation of fifty boreholes across the region to monitor water quality and provided a platform for cross border engagement and knowledge sharing between community, governance, policy and scientific shareholders.
The event is taking place at the Villa Rose Hotel.
Project Manager Andy Griggs says the initiative was not just a once off initiative, but is the start of a process to ensure ongoing issues are addressed……..