R E P O R T - Green Foundation Ireland

Now, with the growing awareness of the impacts of urban stormwater runoff and farm-scale water flows and dynamics, FHWS offers designs and guidance on waterway repair and rewilding, eco-friendly wastewater treatment, and holistic land use management for catchment protection and regeneration. [...] Féidhlim and his family live in Lahinch in County Clare, where they are renovating an old cottage and using innovative stormwater and wastewater treatment systems and developing ponds, leaky dams, filter drains and other low-tech on-farm water management features to keep the water cleaner and as a teaching tool. [...] Page 2 of 3 ABOUT OUR TALK Donna Mullen welcomed everyone to our event and introduced Féidhlim Harty, who began his talk by showing us the benefits of ponds, for conservation and alleviation of flooding. [...] Drainage and the loss of boggy corners in fields leads to flooding, and environmental problems are compounded by the runoff of nitrates and phosphates from septic tanks. [...] It is important when designing the pond for wildlife to undulate the edge and vary the depth.