Minister Noonan launches national implementation strategy at Nature-Based Solutions Conference
16 May 2024: Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan T.D, opened the Nature-Based Solutions Conference – to […]
Read More16 May 2024: Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan T.D, opened the Nature-Based Solutions Conference – to […]
Read More16 May 2024: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published the Bathing Water Quality in Ireland report for 2023 which […]
Read More9th May 2024: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the report on Domestic Waste Water Treatment System Inspections 2023 which details the […]
Read MoreThese videos show some of what was done in the Allow River catchment to protect and restore water quality between […]
Read MoreThe LAWPRO Catchment Support Fund aims to build the capacity of non-governmental organisations working in the area of water quality […]
Read MoreThe National Biodiversity Data Centre has released an identification guide to Ireland’s Regulated Invasive Alien Plant Species. It is a […]
Read MoreOver sixty public sector officials who work to protect and restore water quality recently met at the South East Region […]
Read MoreThe EPA has published EPA Research Report 447: Macroalgal Blooms in Transitional and Coastal Waters; Management – Pressures, Policy, and […]
Read MoreClimate Ireland provides information, advice and support to help Ireland adapt to our changing climate. Adaptation involves taking action to […]
Read MoreOver 3 school weeks (March 11 to April 12 2024) you will visit your local stream/river to assess the health […]
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.
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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.