Significant Pressures: Agriculture
Agriculture is the most common land use in Ireland, covering approximately 65% of the country. Through the initial characterisation process, […]
Read MoreAgriculture is the most common land use in Ireland, covering approximately 65% of the country. Through the initial characterisation process, […]
Read MoreEach month, an IFA Smart Farming Case Study is published in The Irish Farmers Journal, showing how farmers can save […]
Read MoreIn December 2018 there was a major fish kill on the Owentaraglin River, a tributary of the Munster Blackwater River […]
Read MoreThe EPA has recently published the results of Research 194: AgImpact Project: A Systematic and Participatory Review of Research on the […]
Read MoreThe 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.