Tidy Towns – Networking for Nature Event, Carrick-on-Shannon
Over sixty people gathered from Tidy Towns groups in the Bush Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon last Saturday 11 March for a […]
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EPA Catchments Unit
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.
Recent articles by Patrick
Dundalk Bay Events: What does your river mean to you?
Meetings are being held with communities along the rivers of the Dundalk Bay Catchment. These free events will allow you […]
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EPA Research 209: Co-benefits for Water and Biodiversity from the Sustainable Management of High Nature Value Farmland
Agriculture systems in Europe range from very intensive production on fertile land with high inputs to very extensive High Nature […]
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2017 Catchment Management Network Meeting
We would like to thank all the attendees and especially the presenters from this year’s meeting of the Catchment Management […]
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Public Consultation on the draft River Basin Management Plans for Ireland 2018-2021
The overarching aim of the Water Framework Directive is to achieve at least good status for all water bodies. It […]
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EPA Research Report No 176: SILTFLUX Literature Review
The EPA has published the EPA Research Report No 176: SILTFLUX Literature Review. The SILTFLUX project: Measurement of sediment and siltflux […]
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What fly is that?
This is a question that has puzzled anglers from all around the world and one that ensures the constant pitting […]
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Free fencing for farmers along the Owentaraglin and Blackwater Rivers
In December 2018 there was a major fish kill on the Owentaraglin River, a tributary of the Munster Blackwater River […]
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EPA Research 208: Freshwater Ecosystem Services – An Introduction for Stakeholders (ESManage Project)
The EPA has published the EPA Research Report No 208: ESManage Project: Freshwater Ecosystem Services – An Introduction for Stakeholders. View […]
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Marking World Wetlands Day: February 2nd 2017
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on the 2nd February, marking the date of the adoption of the Convention […]
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Quite 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.
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.
Environmental Protection Agency
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.
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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.