Smart Farming case study – dairy farmer Andrew McHugh
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Smart Farming programme focuses on eight key areas that have the highest costs on farms, or offer the greatest […]
Read More[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Smart Farming programme focuses on eight key areas that have the highest costs on farms, or offer the greatest […]
Read MoreSince June 2016, Wessex Water have been working with EnTrade, trialling a reverse auction platform to help deliver nitrogen offsets […]
Read MorePaying farmers to deliver better environmental outcomes is the focus of the Results-based Agrienvironmental Pilot Scheme (RBAPS). Dolores Byrne tells […]
Read MoreLisa Stewart tells us about a major €5.3 million cross-border project to improve water quality in rivers and lakes in […]
Read MoreMinister Michael Creed T.D. and Minster Eoghan Murphy T.D. launch the ‘Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme’ The Minister for Agriculture, […]
Read MoreFarm woodlands are making a growing contribution to Padraig Corcoran’s quest for environmental, social and economic farm sustainability. “This was […]
Read MoreThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has partnered with The Wheel to produce the Sustainable Communities guidebooks series, providing up to […]
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.