ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Sligo County Council is committed to providing a clean living environment for the people of Sligo and plan to deliver a range of policies to encourage awareness and protection of our environment and conservation of our quality water supplies.

Objective

A number of important environmental protection measures will be implemented over the course of the plan, including waste management, water quality and conservation, pollution control, litter management, noise and air pollution and climate change/energy efficiency.

Strategy

To work with consumers on the planning and delivery of water conservation measures to eliminate wastage and to ensure treated water is regarded as valuable resource, and will produce information programmes in the critical areas of environmental awareness and climate change/energy efficiency.

Delivery

• Provide a clean living environment for the citizens of Sligo.
• Promote the conservation of areas of areas of natural environmental value.
• Protect and improve water and air quality in Sligo.
• Reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
• Prepare and implement a ‘Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Strategy’ for Sligo County Council.

Key Documents

• Sligo County Development Plan 2011-2017
• Sligo and Environs Development Plan 2010-2016
• County Sligo Water Conservation and Network Management Project
• National Climate Change Strategy 2007-2012
• Local Authority Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Measures: Best Practice and Current Initiatives.
• Maximising Ireland’s Energy Efficiency: The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2009-2020