Catchments.ie wins 2 Web Awards – Best Science and Technology & Most Innovative Website
We’re delighted to announce that www.catchments.ie has won 2 awards at the 2016 Realex Payments Web Awards: Best Science and […]
Read MoreWe’re delighted to announce that www.catchments.ie has won 2 awards at the 2016 Realex Payments Web Awards: Best Science and […]
Read MoreThis January, my project partner Riona Sheahan and I entered and displayed a project at the 52nd annual BT Young […]
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.