Weather Station
A weather station is in operation at the Dunhill Ecopark to facilitate its Constructed Wetlands project. This station provides continuous information on temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity, sunshine and precipitation to see how they impact the Wetlands performance. This useful information is specific to Dunhill and surrounding areas, particularly the Ecopark and its Integrated Constructed Wetland (ICW) which treats waste and storm waters produced by the Park’s various enterprises and facilities.
The weather station provides the project with essential information on how weather conditions impact on the various water systems in the valley. The information can then be downloaded at the Ecopark.
Dr Rory Harrington, working with the community and his colleagues in the Department, Local Government, universities at Edinburgh, Wales and Dublin, and other Government Departments has pioneered this new concept in water and ecosystem management.
The ICW concept strives to address all aspects of sustainable water and land management, whether for farm or wildlife, amenity or general development. It is hoped that this pioneering approach to natural resource management will have a lasting positive impact upon the local community; socially, economically and environmentally.
Wetlands that facilitate these processes have a potential application in the wider economic, social and environmental context of the sustainable development of the country.
The weather station provides the project with essential information on how weather conditions impact on the various water systems in the valley. The information can then be downloaded at the Ecopark.
Dr Rory Harrington, working with the community and his colleagues in the Department, Local Government, universities at Edinburgh, Wales and Dublin, and other Government Departments has pioneered this new concept in water and ecosystem management.
The ICW concept strives to address all aspects of sustainable water and land management, whether for farm or wildlife, amenity or general development. It is hoped that this pioneering approach to natural resource management will have a lasting positive impact upon the local community; socially, economically and environmentally.
Wetlands that facilitate these processes have a potential application in the wider economic, social and environmental context of the sustainable development of the country.