EPA Drinking Water Report 2016
The EPA Drinking Water Report 2016, released September 12th, shows that the quality of drinking water in public supplies remains high, […]
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Catchment News
Video: Your Water, Your Catchment
A huge thanks to the Eco Eye team for this wonderful short video about ‘You Water, Your Catchment’. It is […]
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National Federation of Group Water Schemes – Septic Tank Systems Pilot Project
The National Federation of Group Water Scheme who are the representative organisation for community-owned rural Group Water Schemes in Ireland [...]
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Detection of the Lapwing Predators in the River Avon Catchment
The River Avon catchment, located in Hampshire in the south of England, is considered to have one of the highest [...]
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Biodiversity – the variety of life
The terms ‘nature’ and ‘biodiversity’ are interchangeable. Human beings are an intrinsic part of biodiversity and interact with it on [...]
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High Nature Value farmland: co-delivery of farmland biodiversity and water quality
We introduce High Nature Value farmland and its positive contribution to multiple environmental dimensions. Environmental supports could more deliberately target [...]
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Campaign to Control/Eradicate Invasive Species in Upper Achill, Co Mayo – an update on the pilot project
Invasive alien terrestrial species are a major environmental problem and are causing environmental harm in different parts of Ireland. They [...]
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Catchments, water quality and community science – a tale from County Antrim
Any programme of sustainable development needs to consider not only environmental and economic factors, but also social issues. Case studies, [...]
Read MoreWho is involved?
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 waterbodies.
This website has been developed and is maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency, and is a collaboration between the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Local Authority Waters and Communities Office.
Environmental Protection Agency
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.
Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
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.