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Blackrock Turlough, Co. Galway. One of the fastest filling #turloughs in Ireland, this seasonal lake typically floods to a depth of 13m every year. During extreme events this can increase up to 18m depth. #turloughtuesday #groundwater #karst

We receive many queries about septic tanks and household wells. Our ‘systemsafe’ leaflets are a great source of practical advice for people who want to make sure their septic tank is working properly & their well water is safe: bit.ly/3bDzfvB #EPAoee LGMA @HousingPress

It's #RuralWaterWeek. Did you know the Government gives grants of up to €1,000 for water quality treatment works to a private water supply (a well)? Contact your council's Rural Water Section to apply. For more: housing.gov.ie/water/water-se… Lesbian Appreciation Society Ireland Government of Ireland Geological Survey IE

Happy to see our PIAHS publication online, describing aims and and methods of the European Groundwater Drought Initiative (GDI), as presented at the 8th Global FRIEND-Water Conference in Beijing #GroundwaterDrought #groundwater #drought BGSGroundwater piahs.copernicus.org/articles/383/2…

New paper from the DESIGN project. Thanks as always to EPA Research News for funding this research.

VTEC occurrence in domestic wells: Verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) are important agents of diarrhoeal disease in humans globally. Looks like work needed on assoc w/ #hydrogeology #groundwater

Nice work from Xique and the DESIGN team - delighted to contribute! #VTEC #wellwater #privatewells #protectyourwell

Click below for free access to our recent DESIGN review on VTEC in private groundwater led by Xique #VTEC #privatewells #protectyourwell authors.elsevier.com/c/1bubz9pi-PwC…

Also ESAI_ENVIRON tomorrow our EPA Research News DESIGN poster on #VTEC in #privatewells - I'll talk thru during poster session 6 from 15.15 Maeve Louise Farrell will present PIER Project beach user survey work later in the session ARME Group - Morris Lab @onehealth_nuig #environ2020

The EPA Research News 2030 Strategy Workshop is live. #AMR and #pathogens in our environment are considered among the top research priorities by EPA's Dr Derham- priorities our PIER Project AREST_AMR and DESIGN projects are working on! #TowardsEPAResearch2030 #onehealth

Free tomorrow afternoon? Join the free @ietsbio3 Ryan Institute @ University of Galway seminar below to catch my talk on #VTEC detection in private wells - work from EPA Research News DESIGN project

Analysis has begun on country submissions for #SDG 632 Data Drive 2020 and the indicator progress report is being prepared! 📊💻We are excited to see the results and share the report with you 🌍#SDG6 #water #waterquality UN-Water WWQA World Water Quality Alliance UN Environment Programme Sustainability Institute Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC UCC Ireland

More photos of the interpretive panels which have recently been installed as part of local Arney Catchment based community group, Kiltyclogher Heritage Group’s community incentive scheme project. These panels focus on local streams and their wildlife.

Both of the DESIGN project global reviews of VTEC & Cryptosporidium in groundwater (published in #WaterReseach) are now available #OpenAccess for all to enjoy! VTEC: bit.ly/38DJksL Crypto: bit.ly/38IbjY4 Many thanks to EPA Research News for funding this work

Save the Date!! #Environ2021 is coming (remotely) to UCC Ireland and Sustainability Institute on June 16-18th 2021 and is shaping up to be a fantastic event. The theme is "Healthy Planet, Healthy Communities"- submission for abstracts opens Feb 19th and closes March 26th. esaiweb.org/environ/

We are looking to hire 3 fixed term (3 months) Research Assistants to help out with the COSMID project. We welcome applicants with a degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or similar. More info: bit.ly/3fezbow Please RT!

The countdown is on for #ENVIRON2021! We are very excited to be hosting a free public discussion (17th June) on "Healthy Planet, Healthy Communities" featuring Prof Paul Ekins (UCL), Dr Ina Kelly (HSE) & Denise Cahill (Cork Healthy Cities) Register here: bit.ly/3fHygyd

Do you have a private well? Are you living in an extreme groundwater vulnerability area in Munster? If yes, then we need your help! We are looking to sample 20 wells for microbial contamination over the next few weeks. Contact Jean O'Dwyer for more details.

Hello! DERIVE is a EPA Research News project involving @NUIGalwayMed ARME Group - Morris Lab , UCC Environmental Science Sustainability Institute , TU Dublin / OT Baile Átha Cliath iCRAG Centre , Teagasc, HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) , HSE Ireland & National Federation of Group Water Schemes We aim to develop new tools for detection & risk management of Verotoxigenic E. coli in water!

Our DESIGN study on #STEC in Irish private wells is available now in STOTEN 🥳 Huge thanks & congrats to all co-authors! Thanks to all well owner volunteers & to EPA Research News for funding! Our work continues with @GalwayDERIVE project doi.org/10.1016/j.scit…