Farming for Water Case Study
Willow Beds – A nature-based solution to reduce overland runoff and pollution in Kerry The Farming for Water Project is […]
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The Rivers Trust: Big River Watch Data Now Available
The Rivers Trust has made data from the 2025 Big River Watch available on their interactive Dashboard. Thousands of public […]
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EPA Report: Mitigating Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality through Research and Knowledge Exchange
This research report explores improving water quality affected by agricultural practices using a multi-disciplinary approach. The WaterMARKE project investigated ways […]
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Public Consultation on the Designation of Heavily Modified Water Bodies for Ireland’s third cycle River Basin Management Plan
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage invites submissions, observations and comments on the designation of heavily modified water […]
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Public consultation on the EPA’s proposed assessment methodology and hydrological limits for identifying significant water abstractions
An abstraction is the removal or diversion of water from a river, lake, stream, spring, groundwater well, or borehole, for […]
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Catchments.ie – water, from source to sea: highlighting some key information available
catchments.ie shares science and stories about Ireland’s water catchments, and people’s connections to water. This article highlights some key articles, data […]
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Student citizen scientists – help evaluate the health of your local river ecosystem
This is a school-based ‘Rivers as Ecosystems‘ citizen science campaign coordinated by the EEU, An Taisce and sponsored by the […]
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LAWPRO Catchment Support Fund 2025
The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) has launched the 2025 Catchment Support Fund. The fund will help build the capacity […]
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Ballineen and Enniskeane Tidy Towns in County Cork win the top prize for water quality in SuperValu TidyTowns National Awards
Ballineen and Enniskeane Tidy Towns in Co. Cork have been announced as the overall winner of the Waters and Communities […]
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How spongy is your school? Join An Taisce’s rainfall and flooding citizen science project to find out…
Registration for An Taisce’s third Rainfall and Flooding Campaign Spongy Schools, is now open. Schools will be sent a rain […]
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Quite 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.
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.
Environmental Protection Agency
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.
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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.