Nature Based Solutions Conference – 4th and 5th June, 2025
Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, welcomes the Nature-based Solutions Conference – To Protect and […]
Read MoreMinister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, welcomes the Nature-based Solutions Conference – To Protect and […]
Read MoreAn Taisce announce Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards 2025 with 169 awards being presented. An Taisce has announced the […]
Read MoreHigh standards achieved for Bathing Water quality in 2024, but challenges remain during heavy rainfall 8 May 2025: The Environmental […]
Read MoreRegistration is now open for the EPA Water Conference 2025. (CPD Approved) The EPA Water Conference 2025 will highlight the […]
Read MoreThe Rivers Trust’s Annual Conference was held on 9 April, 2025 and examined the vast impacts of blue-green algal blooms […]
Read MoreThis research report explores improving water quality affected by agricultural practices using a multi-disciplinary approach. The WaterMARKE project investigated ways […]
Read MoreThe Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage invites submissions, observations and comments on the designation of heavily modified water […]
Read MoreThe EPA has published an early insights bulletin into nitrogen levels in major rivers in Ireland for the period January […]
Read MoreAn abstraction is the removal or diversion of water from a river, lake, stream, spring, groundwater well, or borehole, for […]
Read MoreAlastair Driver, Director of Rewilding Britain, gives his views on the potential for rewilding in the UK, including natural water […]
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.