TidyTowns Waters and Communities Special Award 2021
The TidyTowns Waters and Communities Special Award is now open for applications with a closing date of Friday 23 July […]
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Catchment News
Fixing septic tanks that fail inspection is a priority – EPA
The EPA today released the report Domestic Waste Water Treatment System Inspections 2020. This is a review of 809 inspections of […]
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Sand Dunes: they protect us, lets protect them
Damage to our sand dunes is evident all around the coast according to the Climate Action Regional Offices who today […]
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LA Waters Programme – calendar of public meetings around Ireland
The Local Authority Waters Programme’s supports local communities to get involved in caring for their local waters and to participate […]
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EPA Water Conference 2021 – view all talks and posters online
The 2021 EPA Water Conference took place on 17 and 17 June 2021. This year’s theme was ‘Water: integrating policy […]
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Assessment of the catchments that need reductions in nitrogen concentrations to achieve water quality objectives
The EPA has carried out an analysis to identify the catchments where nitrogen concentrations are too high to support healthy […]
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EPA Research Report 377: Impacts of Microplastics in the Irish Freshwater Environment
The EPA has published the EPA Research Report 377: Impacts of Microplastics in the Irish Freshwater Environment Our freshwater systems […]
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EPA Climate Conference, 23 + 24 June 2021 – ‘Climate Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’
The EPA Climate Change Conference will take place this year over two half days on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 […]
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Quite 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.
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.
Environmental Protection Agency
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.
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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.