‘Wetlands will transform local areas into dynamic habitats’
Mayor Peter Kavanagh, An Cathaoirleach Lettie McCarthy with some of the volunteers at the Wetland Sod Turning Event

‘Wetlands will transform local areas into dynamic habitats’

MAYOR of South Dublin County Councillor Peter Kavanagh and Dún Laoghaire  / Rathdown County An Cathaoirleach Councillor Lettie McCarthy began the first of five Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE Project wetlands, reports Lauren Castleman.

The Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE (DURL) project aims to improve water quality and aquatic biodiversity in urban areas by finding domestic misconnections and building wetlands in public parks for the improvement and treatment of water.

The two councillors, joined by the Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council, turned the sod in Griffeen Valley Park to mark the beginning of the project.

The project aims intends to fulfil the objectives of the LIFE project as well as the objectives of the River Basin Management Plan 2022-27, Water Framework Directive, Climate Change Action Plan, Floods Directive, and draft Biodiversity Plan.

The construction of the wetlands supports the DURL projects continuing door-to-door assessment work, in which the project team assesses stormwater quality at 3,820 houses.

The reception at the doorstep has been extremely positive, with 76 per cent of misconnected appliances repaired since the commencement of the door-to-door work in May 2022.

Cllr. Kavanagh stated on the project: “This wetland and those planned for Kilnamanagh, Dodder Valley Park, and Tymon Park will transform the areas in which they are located from uniform amenity grassland into vibrant, aesthetically pleasing, and dynamic habitats where biodiversity thrives year-round.”

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