Measuring the impact of the 2018 summer drought on river flows and lake levels
The drought of summer 2018 was a unique opportunity to measure how much water was flowing when levels were approaching […]
Read MoreThe drought of summer 2018 was a unique opportunity to measure how much water was flowing when levels were approaching […]
Read MoreWhat are Small Streams? Small streams have been defined in many different ways but they are generally considered to lie […]
Read MoreMarie Archbold describes how the EPA Catchments Unit has led the development of guidance on how assessment of the significant […]
Read MoreThe EPA’s National Water Event for 2019 took place on May 29 and 30 in The Galway Bay Hotel. Over […]
Read MoreEva Mockler from the EPA Catchments Unit outlines some of the data and models used by Catchment Scientists to assess […]
Read MoreIn this article from the Winter 2018 Catchments Newsletter, Jenny Deakin from the EPA Catchments Unit outlines how we carried […]
Read MoreThe EPA Catchments Unit held its 2018 annual Catchment Management Network Meeting on 14 November. All our local authorities and […]
Read MoreThe EPA has today released the Water Quality in 2017: An Indicators Report for Ireland. The 16 indicators in the […]
Read MoreWhen people think about algae in rivers, pollution and eutrophication normally spring to mind. In this article originally published by […]
Read MoreAlastair Driver, Director of Rewilding Britain, gives his views on the potential for rewilding in the UK, including natural water […]
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.