TidyTowns Waters and Communities Special Award 2019
The Waters and Communities Special Award is now open for applications with a deadline of 17th May 2019. The Award […]
Read MoreThe Waters and Communities Special Award is now open for applications with a deadline of 17th May 2019. The Award […]
Read MoreTidyTowns and other community groups groups can win a Waters and Communities Award, which is sponsored by Inland Fisheries Ireland, […]
Read More[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On October 7th, 2017, a large community clean-up was held along the River Camac in Clondalkin to promote awareness of […]
Read MoreLoughrea Lake has been awarded a Blue Flag every year since the inception of the award. It is the only […]
Read MoreIn June 2017, Kilteevan Junior Tidy Towns/Kilteevan N.S. brought a beautiful hand painted stone to Ballinaboy to mark St Bridget’s […]
Read MoreSponsored by Inland Fisheries Ireland, Waterways Ireland and the Local Authority Waters and Communities Office. The new Water and Communities […]
Read MoreOver sixty people gathered from Tidy Towns groups in the Bush Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon last Saturday 11 March for a […]
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.