Film launched on Mayo’s pristine water bodies

The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) in collaboration with Mayo County Council have launched a new film on Mayo’s Blue Dots today on World Rivers Day.

Blue Dots are high status objective water bodies and Mayo has some of the best, with the fourth most Blue Dots in the country with a total of 48. 

LAWPRO is a national shared service working on behalf of the 31 local authorities in Ireland, coordinating efforts to achieve good water quality across the country.

Speaking about the film, Luke Drea, Senior Community Water Officer with LAWPRO said: “We are delighted to release this film showcasing the very best of waters we host in our country and the people who give their time to safeguard them. 

He added: “In an era of climate change, biodiversity loss and pressures on our waterways from pollution and nitrification; we need people to protect and help restore our integral resources-clean healthy rivers, rich in biodiversity.”

Welcoming the launch of the film, John O’Hara, Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council said: “I welcome the launch of this film which highlights the benefits of communities, state bodies and other stakeholders working together to protect, promote and enjoy the rich biodiversity and high quality resource that comes from having clean natural waters”.

LAWPRO collaborates with local communities through the Blue Dots Catchments Programme to protect and improve our high status objective waters so that the benefits to biodiversity, our health and wellbeing, our heritage and the climate can be enjoyed by current and future generations.

Blue Dot Water Bodies represent some of our cleanest and most sensitive rivers, lakes, estuaries, and coastal waters. The film showcases the communities living and working within the catchments of these Blue Dot water bodies and the collaborative effort they put in to help protect and restore them.

Thank you to Mayo County Council for supporting the project and to all the people who took part in the video, it is a record of strong community efforts in supporting nature conservation.”

 Find out more about Blue Dots on LAWPRO’s website.

You can watch the film below.