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The EPA Water Conference took place in Galway and online on 18 and 19 May 2022. You can now watch […]
Read MoreThe EPA Water Conference took place in Galway and online on 18 and 19 May 2022. You can now watch […]
Read MoreThe speakers and talks have been announced for the 2022 EPA Water Conference which is in Galway on 18 and […]
Read MoreThe Bathing Water Expert Group is inviting winter swimmers to take 15 minutes to fill in this questionnaire before 6 May […]
Read MoreThe EPA has published the EPA Research Report 406: Sharing Lessons Learned from Water Governance. Like many other environmental challenges, […]
Read MoreDespite abundant rainfall, over 12,000 lakes and 84,000 km of river channel, Ireland’s water supply is under pressure. In each […]
Read MoreNature-based Catchment Management means working with nature and using natural processes where possible to protect and improve water quality in […]
Read MoreEvery six years, Ireland prepares a River Basin Management Plan. The draft Plan for 2022-2027 is currently open for public […]
Read MoreThe Water Forum is hosting a webinar on 3 February 2022 from 10:00 – 12:30 to discuss best practice in […]
Read MoreResearchers are looking for feedback from the public to better understand attitudes towards Arctic char and how they might be […]
Read MoreAs part of this consultation, the EPA is inviting experts to submit evidence important to informing the 2021 Climate Action Plan National […]
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.