The Blackwater Catchment Action Plan was launched this week as part of the ‘Better Farming for Water’ Campaign by Teagasc. The purpose of the Blackwater Catchment Action Plan is to support farmers to adopt the eight Actions for Change with the aim of improving water quality in the Blackwater catchment, where agriculture is a pressure. The EPA highlights that reducing nutrient and sediment losses will greatly contribute towards water quality improvements in both the long and short term. Read More Blackwater disaster: EPA finds no link between discharges and fish killA Blackwater Catchment Implementation Group has been set up to oversee and co-ordinate the plan. Teagasc’s own Philip Murphy has been appointed as the Blackwater Catchment co-ordinator and will act as secretary to the group.

Source: Irish Examiner March 18, 2026 17:41 UTC