14 October 2022: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the Water Quality in Ireland Report 2016-2021 which provides the latest […]
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This year’s Coastwatch Survey has been extended until Sunday 23 October due to inclement weather, so you still have time […]
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The EPA Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies Report 2021 released 7 October 2022, shows that the quality of drinking water in […]
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The September 2022 Hydrology Summary Bulletin outlines the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake and turlough levels, groundwater levels and spring […]
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Join us at 7pm on Wednesday 26 October 2022 in Cork City Hall and streaming live online for this lecture […]
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In October 2022, Ireland will hold its first Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss. Designed with children and […]
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August was an exceptionally dry month this year. Right across the country very low water levels and flows were seen […]
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There are events on all around the country next week to celebrate Heritage Week. National Heritage Week 2022 will focus […]
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The Third Cycle Draft River Basin Management Plan 2022-2027 Consultation Report has been published. This report presents a summary of […]
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Fran Igoe, Regional Coordinator for the South East and South West Regions with LAWPRO, explains how implementation of Ireland’s River […]
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.