WaterMARKE

Mitigating Agricultural Impacts through Research and Knowledge Exchange.
This project is funded by @EPAResearchNews

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

@WaterMarke is a multi-actor research project that approaches the issue of water quality protection from scientific, institutional, behavioural and knowledge transfer perspectives

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

Newly published paper examining various stakeholders' perceptions of #agriculture #Sustainability featuring some of the WaterMarke team!

[Breandán Anraoi MacGabhann @bamacgabhann]

There's been a lot of talk about flooding recently with the heavy rainfall, so, thread! Why does flooding happen? It's not just because of the amount of rain.

Particular attention has come on Lough Funshinagh near Rahara in Roscommon.

https://t.co/ORIs7XGIKQ

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

We need to start thinking outside the box in terms of our agricultural drainage networks. Could ditches in upstream areas be used to manage/slow runoff and thus reduce the occurrence of channel bottlenecks and flooding downstream? #NotJustADitch #WaterQuality #SlowTheFlow

[Agriland @AgrilandIreland]

'40 years ago there was no issues, but it's happening about every two years now' https://t.co/pjlRZz7P2o

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

High risk of #phosphorus loss from these waterlogged peat soils. Also high risk for sheep that can't swim! #WildWest #WaterQuality

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

'the hanging gardens of Ballycanew' 🤣 wonder how much nutrients absorbed by aquatic plants in this scenario?

[Dongho Chang @dongho_chang]

Stormwater calming street

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

One for @ROADRUN_Project

[ROADRUNNER @ROADRUN_Project]

Great interaction with #ASSAP today as part of a Scientific Update two day event #teagascJC
Introduced the project and took a trip onto the farm to look at roadway runoff and ditches with @WaterMarke @KarenDaly053 @ofenton @tom_moloney58

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

Dams like this have enormous potential in agricultural drainage ditches - sediment, nutrient mitigation as well as flood relief. A very simple measure. Important to keep them clean though. Great stuff @josh_NFM. @ofenton @KarenDaly053

[Josh Wolstenholme @josh_NFM]

Leaky dams in April 2019 and then in December 2019 - dams are clogged up and the potential flood storage is lost...

[Prof Dr Owen Fenton @ofenton]

Interesting times ahead for #drainage management of organic soils in Ireland.

Fact: Rewetting does not mean flooding but water table management or control.

About ~370,000 ha of drained high organic soils in Ireland and net 40,000 ha needs water table management.

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

All of the recent rain has groundwater springs bursting up all over the place! This one in Ballycanew, Wexford couldn't wait for the ditch 3 metres away @bioluisinho

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

How can we manage/control drainage water to reduce sediment and nutrient loss to waterways? Could be as simple as an old mattress, Christmas tree, bale...**not promoting fly-tipping!!** #UpCycling #SlowTheFlow #WaterQuality

[ROADRUNNER @ROADRUN_Project]

Fully published online now:
#teagascJC
Ranking connectivity risk for phosphorus loss along agricultural drain... https://t.co/utpgP36goJ

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

Tonnes of collaboration in Cork this week with @DuhallowBlueDot and @ROADRUN_Project exchanging ideas on runoff, roadways and ditches all to improve #WaterQuality #TeagascJC

[🌈Karen Daly @KarenDaly053]

Field drains feeding open ditches on @WaterMarke farm yesterday. #phosphorus connectivity in action @WatersProgramme @tom_moloney58 & @bioluisinho sampling for risk assessment @ROADRUN_Project @ofenton joining pilot farms. data=right measure @TeagascEnviron

[Prof Dr Owen Fenton @ofenton]

Great day with @WaterMarke and @ROADRUN_Project looking at ditches and farmroads in Cork. A beautiful site and fresh air really gets the mind working. @tom_moloney58 @KarenDaly053

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

Drain management is important but i'm not sure this will make it into our Risk Assessment!

[Sion🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @mad4farming]

I love a bit of draining in the morning

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

Great to present our latest findings at #CS2019 as part of the conference field trip to Ballycanew, Co Wexford

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

Check out the WaterMARKE ditch classification system just published! #Drainage ditches can transport #Phosphorus to rivers/streams but some ditches are more connected to waterways than others. #TeagascJC #WaterQuality @teagasc @EPACatchments
https://t.co/aNQ4lUbw97

[WaterMARKE @WaterMarke]

#JobFairy We are looking for an Economist to join our team in Galway #agriculture #environment
https://t.co/tANy8qNTBT