The Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments Booklet of Measures
This booklet was produced by the IRD Duhallow Blue Dot team to raise awareness of the importance ofmeasures implemented by […]
Read MoreThis booklet was produced by the IRD Duhallow Blue Dot team to raise awareness of the importance ofmeasures implemented by […]
Read MoreThe EPA today released the report Domestic Waste Water Treatment System Inspections 2020. This is a review of 809 inspections of […]
Read MoreCormac McConigley from the Local Authority Waters Programme tells us about work on the Blue Dots programme. This programme is […]
Read MoreThe latest issue of the Catchments Newsletter is now available to download. You can read the editorial from this issue […]
Read MoreKerry has some of the most beautiful and pristine rivers and lakes in Ireland. The Local Authority Waters Programme would […]
Read MoreThe European Commission Representation in Ireland has announced the launch of two major new EU-funded environmental projects aimed at restoring […]
Read MoreCormac Mc Conigley, the newly appointed Blue Dot Scientist with the Local Authority Waters Programme, tells us about the first […]
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 4,829 water bodies, looking at trends and changes, determining which waterbodies are at risk and what could be causing this, and drafting environmental objectives and measures 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 that will be implemented after public consultation and sign off by the Minister.