Dublin: The River Camac tells a story
Mary-Liz Walshe from Dublin City Council and Sinead Hurson from the LA Waters Programme tell us the story of the […]
Read MoreMary-Liz Walshe from Dublin City Council and Sinead Hurson from the LA Waters Programme tell us the story of the […]
Read MoreThe Mulkear EIP offers a new approach to address water quality concerns by developing catchment sensitive farming practices. It is […]
Read MoreThe Environmental Sensitivity Mapping (ESM) Webtool is a novel GIS decision-support tool for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and planning processes […]
Read MoreThe latest issue of the Catchments Newsletter is now available to download. You can read the editorial from this issue […]
Read MoreGroundwater resources in Ireland As the largest store of available fresh water, groundwater is a priceless resource that needs to […]
Read More‘Balsam Bashing’ is the term used to describe the removal of the plant Himalayan Balsam, which is an invasive alien […]
Read MoreCrayfish Plague is now confirmed to be in the River Nore catchment at Kilkenny City. It has previously been found […]
Read MoreThe Community Water Development Fund supports communities developing water related projects and initiatives. Eoghan Brennan from Portrun Development Association tells […]
Read MoreAnthony Mannix from the EPA Catchments Unit gives an overview of why groundwater is so important, and how its quality […]
Read MoreAbbey TidyTowns won the overall 2018 Waters & Communities Special Award. They have been very concerned about their river and […]
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.