AquaWatch continuous water quality monitoring comes to the Munster Blackwater In February 2026, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre published its independent report into the largest recorded fish kill in Irish history. More than 40,000 fish died across a 30km stretch of the Munster Blackwater in August 2025. The suspected cause, an unidentified waterborne irritant, had dissipated before it could be measured. The investigation found nothing conclusive. No source.

Building Bridges from Data - How shared catchment evidence enables councils, utilities, and communities to act together Across New Zealand and the UK, councils and utilities are investing heavily in cleaner water outcomes. The constraint is rarely ambition or intent. It is alignment. Catchments are complex systems with multiple stakeholders, pressures from numerous activities, and shared expectations that water will be protected. Communities hold deep local knowledge. Counci

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