EPA publishes water quality Q-value results for rivers surveyed in 2022
26 January 2023: EPA Water Quality Q-value results for rivers surveyed in 2022 are now available. These reflect average water […]
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Catchment News
Community Water Fund 2023 – webinar for communities interested in applying for funding
Community groups seeking funding for projects on a local stream, river, lake, or coastal area can apply for funding under […]
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Celebrate World Wetlands Day with the Stories from the Waterside online story reading – 19:30 Thursday 2 February
Celebrate this World Wetlands Day on Thursday 2 February. Stories from the Waterside is a unique collection of short stories celebrating […]
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Hydrology Summary Bulletin – December 2022
The Hydrology Summary Bulletin for December 2022 has information on the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels, groundwater levels and […]
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Watch the Communities Caring for Water Conference 2022
Videos are now available from this conference which took place on Saturday 26 November in the Collins Barracks Museum in […]
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Hydrology Summary Bulletin – November 2022
This Hydrology Summary Bulletin outlines the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake and turlough levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows of […]
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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 […]
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Community Water Development Fund 2023 – you can apply now for funding
The Community Water Development Fund 2023 funding call is now open and you can apply now to get funding for […]
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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.