Loughrea – showing what Tidy Towns can do to enhance their local environment
Loughrea Lake has been awarded a Blue Flag every year since the inception of the award. It is the only […]
Read MoreThe EPA Catchments Unit is based in Dublin, and the team is involved with catchment science, chemistry, ecology, hydromorphology, modelling, Geographic Information Systems and planning. We work with the wider EPA, all of our local authorities, the Local Authority Waters and Communities Office, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, and other public bodies and Departments to ensure we have the best available data and information about our catchments.
Loughrea Lake has been awarded a Blue Flag every year since the inception of the award. It is the only […]
Read MoreOver a hundred people and 24 groups attended the recent ‘Moy River Trust Expo’ on December 12th at Mount Falcon […]
Read MoreMinister Michael Creed T.D. and Minster Eoghan Murphy T.D. launch the ‘Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme’ The Minister for Agriculture, […]
Read MoreA River Suir exhibition has proven a big hit with local communities. Clonmel library has been the centre of activity […]
Read MoreThe EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2016, released today, highlights the need for significant funding to address […]
Read MoreTen years ago Transition Kerry asked the question ‘What will Tralee look like in the year 2030’, because they recognised […]
Read MoreA larger crowd than expected turned out on the evening of 19th May 2017 in the Galway Rowing Club to […]
Read MoreThe Maigue Rivers Trust was launched in Croom on Friday, May 26th, with a mission ‘to protect, enhance and cherish […]
Read MoreOn Wednesday February 22nd 2017, the Inishowen Rivers Trust invited communities and agencies to gather and share their hopes and […]
Read MoreThe draft River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) for the second cycle of the Water Framework Directive was published on the […]
Read MoreQuite simply, everyone in Ireland has a role to play. This can be from something as simple as making sure you don’t pollute your local stream, or a local community working together to establish a Rivers Trust to enhance the rivers and lakes in their area, to a Government Department or Agency helping a Minister implement a new policy to help protect and enhance all our water bodies.
This website has been developed and is maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency, and is a collaboration between the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Local Authority Waters Programme.
The Local Authority Waters Programme coordinates the efforts of local authorities and other public bodies in the implementation of the River Basin Management Plan, and supports local community and stakeholder involvement in managing our natural waters, for everyone’s benefit.
The EPA is responsible for coordinating the monitoring, assessment and reporting on the status of our 4,842 water bodies, looking at trends and changes, determining which waterbodies are at risk and what could be causing this, and drafting environmental objectives for each.
The Department is responsible for making sure that the right policies, regulations and resources are in place to implement the Water Framework Directive, and developing a River Basin Management Plan and Programme of Measures to protect and restore our waters.