The National Committees of the International Hydrological Programme and the International Committee on Irrigation and Drainage are holding the 19th […]
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An exciting community led initiative kicked off this summer to control and eradicate non-native invasive plants that are currently spreading [...]
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The Smart Farming programme focuses on eight key areas that have the highest costs on farms, or offer the greatest [...]
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Water Heritage Day concludes Heritage Week on Sunday, 26th August. This day is a celebration of our most precious natural […]
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When people think about algae in rivers, pollution and eutrophication normally spring to mind. In this article originally published by [...]
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Alastair Driver, Director of Rewilding Britain, gives his views on the potential for rewilding in the UK, including natural water [...]
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An innovative and exciting new pilot cross-border Land Incentive Scheme has been launched in the River Derg catchment, which will [...]
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On the 8th of June 2017, Headford Girls National School, Co. Galway, took part in an interactive streams exploration day, [...]
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 waterbodies.
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The EPA is responsible for coordinating the monitoring, assessment and reporting on the status of our 4829 waterbodies, looking at trends and changes and determining which waterbodies are at risk and what could be causing this, and drafting environmental objectives and measures 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 that will be implemented after public consultation, and sign off by the Minister.
