18th Annual Rural Water Services Conference - Enhancing resilience and sustainability in the group water scheme sector
The 2019 Annual Rural Water Services Conference was held on Thursday, 12th September 2019 in The Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone.
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Presentations from the conference speakers are as follows:
Feargal Ó Coigligh, Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government - Future Investment Needs for Rural Water
Michael O’Hora, Senior Engineer, Laois County Council - Improving Service Delivery to the Rural Water Sector
Dónal Daly, Catchment Scientist - Addressing Environmental Challenges through Source Protection
Dr Úna Fitzpatrick, National Biodiversity Data Centre - Opportunities to Enhance Biodiversity on Group Water Schemes
Patrick McCabe, Development Officer (Source Protection), NFGWS - NFGWS Source Protection Strategy Phase II - One year on
Managing for the Future
Dympna Skelton, Manager, Blackstairs GWS, County Wexford
Eddie Sheehan, Manager, West Limerick GWS, County Limerick
Progressing Rationalisation & Amalgamation
Adrian Smyth, Development Officer (Biodiversity), NFGWS
Tríona Collins, Rural Water Liaison Officer, Tipperary County Council
Dr Michelle Minihan, Senior Inspector, Office of Environmental Enforcement, EPA - Recast European Drinking Water Directive - Implications for GWS sector
