Citizen scientists needed to measure levels in Irish rivers in 2023
A EPA-funded research project on river flows and ecology are looking for citizen scientist volunteers who can contribute to their […]
Read MoreA EPA-funded research project on river flows and ecology are looking for citizen scientist volunteers who can contribute to their […]
Read MoreThe Community Water Development Fund 2023 funding call is now open and you can apply now to get funding for […]
Read MoreThis year’s Communities Caring for Water Conference took place on 26 November at Colins Barracks, Dublin and online. People from […]
Read MoreThe Communities Caring for Water Conference is back and you can register now to attend online. This year’s conference theme […]
Read MoreThis year’s Coastwatch Survey has been extended until Sunday 23 October due to inclement weather, so you still have time […]
Read MoreThere are events on all around the country next week to celebrate Heritage Week. National Heritage Week 2022 will focus […]
Read MoreThe Third Cycle Draft River Basin Management Plan 2022-2027 Consultation Report has been published. This report presents a summary of […]
Read MoreSource to Sea is a series of primary school educational videos and class room activities about water quality and biodiversity. […]
Read MoreEileen Fahy, Chair of Kilteevan TidyTowns, reflects on a project they worked on called Moments by the Water. Kilteevan’s wetland […]
Read MoreThe EPA Water Conference took place in Galway and online on 18 and 19 May 2022. You can now watch […]
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.