Virtual consultation room on the draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2022–2027
LAWPRO have launched a Virtual Consultation Room to help facilitate public engagement and participation in the public consultation process on […]
Read MoreLAWPRO have launched a Virtual Consultation Room to help facilitate public engagement and participation in the public consultation process on […]
Read MoreCommunities Caring for Water Conference 2021 is a joint initiative between The Rivers Trust and the Local Authority Waters Programme […]
Read MoreWith this public consultation, the European Commission would like to hear your opinions on the Bathing Water Directive, notably concerning […]
Read MoreThe 2021 IFA Smart Farming event Sources and Solutions, the link between our Soils and Water Quality has launched a […]
Read MoreThe Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, TD, has published the draft River Basin Management Plan for […]
Read MoreThis EPA submission, made on 17 September 2021, relates to the second-stage consultation about the measures being considered as part […]
Read MoreThe Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, T.D., invites submissions, observations and comments on Ireland’s Draft Nitrates […]
Read MoreThe National Federation of Group Water Schemes (NFGWS) has secured funding from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage […]
Read MoreAn Fóram Uisce has proposed a Framework for Integrated Land and Landscape Management (FILLM) that supports the adoption of a […]
Read MoreOn 14 July 2020 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Water Quality in 2020: An Indicators Report which provides an assessment […]
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.