Community Water Development Fund 2020 grant awards
Sheevaun Thompson from the Local Authority Waters Programme tells us about the Community Water Development Fund. In 2020, this fund […]
Read MoreSheevaun Thompson from the Local Authority Waters Programme tells us about the Community Water Development Fund. In 2020, this fund […]
Read MoreThomas Carolan from the Local Authority Waters Programme tells us how Stoneybatter’s community became Ireland’s first pollinator friendly community, and […]
Read MoreThis year’s Irish Rivers Trust and Catchment Community Groups Seminar: Communities Caring for Water is going online and takes place […]
Read MoreFor this year’s Science Week, An Fóram Uisce has collaborated with academics and experts to prepare 3 short videos on […]
Read MoreThe EPA has published EPA Research 351: Identifying “What Matters” for Community Wellbeing with the Irish Public Participation Networks. This […]
Read MoreWe all live in water catchments and depend on water for our health, well-being and livelihoods. But, water quality is […]
Read MoreThe latest issue of the Catchments Newsletter is now available to download. You can read the editorial from this issue […]
Read MoreThis year’s Smart Farming Farm Talk has moved online. The Smart Farming programme focuses on ways to reduce costs inside […]
Read MoreInland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) have confirmed the re-appearance of the invasive fish species chub (Squalius cephalus) on the River Inny in […]
Read MoreStories from the Waterside is a unique collection of short stories celebrating individual connections with Ireland’s rivers, lakes and beaches. […]
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 4,842 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.