Sediment Traps

A sediment trap is a shallow basin laid with a shallow fall on its base. They typically intercept run-off from farm roadways used by livestock or machinery and allow sediment or heavy material to drop out prior to discharge to grassland away from watercourses. They can vary in size depending on the estimated volume of farm road run-off that needs to be contained for sufficient time to allow sediment to fall out of suspension. Funded is €120/unit/year with a maximum of 6.

See link below for further details:

Sediment Traps  

Courtesy of Teagasc, see video below explaining how a sediment trap works

See here an interesting article with thanks to Agriland which shows an on-farm water run-off filtration system in Carlow:

Watch: New run-off water filtration system for Carlow beef farm – Agriland.ie