The EPA Catchments Unit is based in Dublin, and the team is involved with catchment science, chemistry, ecology, hydromorphology, modelling, Geographic Information Systems and planning. We work with the wider EPA, all of our local authorities, the Local Authority Waters and Communities Office, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, and other public bodies and Departments to ensure we have the best available data and information about our catchments.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht’s National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) – along with The Marine […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mr. Eoghan Murphy T.D. Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, invites submissions, observations and comments on the Draft Climate […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Beatriz Gil Pulido tells us about this year’s Pint of Science festival, which is taking place in Dublin, Cork, […]
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Celebrate water during National Heritage Week, August 17 – 25. Each year National Heritage Week takes place over the last […]
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The National Biodiversity Data Centre has today launched a new all-Ireland survey of dragonflies and damselflies as part of an […]
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The Waters and Communities Special Award is now open for applications with a deadline of 17th May 2019. The Award […]
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On Thursday, 14th of March over twenty pupils from Kilglass N.S., Ahascragh, Co. Galway and their teachers Anne Marie Bhaldraithe […]
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Eva Mockler from the EPA Catchments Unit outlines some of the data and models used by Catchment Scientists to assess […]
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Inishowen Rivers Trust held a public event in February 2018 to talk about Natural Flood Management in their catchment. Anja […]
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The Local Authority Waters Programme have launched an open call for applications for funding under the Community Water Development Fund […]
Read MoreQuite simply, everyone in Ireland has a role to play. This can be from something as simple as making sure you don’t pollute your local stream, or a local community working together to establish a Rivers Trust to enhance the rivers and lakes in their area, to a Government Department or Agency helping a Minister implement a new policy to help protect and enhance all our water bodies.
This website has been developed and is maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency, and is a collaboration between the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Local Authority Waters Programme.
The 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.