Toolkit: Connecting with Nature for Health and Wellbeing
Connecting with nature helps people to care more for the environment and promotes positive wellbeing. This toolkit accompanies EPA Research […]
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IAH groundwater Conference: Characterisation and Management of Groundwater in Limestones
Limestones are the dominant rock type in Ireland, comprising about 50% of the island. The 40th Annual International Association of […]
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Water Quality in Ireland 2013-2018
The EPA report Water Quality In Ireland 2013-2018 was originally released on December 10 2019. Dr Shane O’Boyle from the […]
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September Hydrology Bulletin
The Hydrology Bulletin for September is now on the EPA website. The bulletin is produced by the EPA in conjunction […]
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Catchments Newsletter, Issue 13 – Summer 2020.
The latest issue of the Catchments Newsletter is now available to download. You can read the editorial from this issue […]
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Athlone Bypass Canal: water quality, history and biodiversity
On Wednesday 23 September 2020, In the Shamrock Lodge Hotel The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) partnered with the Athlone […]
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Hydrology Bulletin – August 2020
The Hydrology Bulletin for August is now on the EPA website. The bulletin is produced by the EPA in conjunction […]
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EPA River, Lake and Marine monitoring – plain English factsheets
The EPA works with other public bodies in Ireland to monitor our rivers, lakes and marine waters. Plain English fact […]
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Smart Farming – Riverside Management from the ASSAP Programme
This year’s Smart Farming Farm Talk has moved online. The Smart Farming programme focuses on ways to reduce costs inside […]
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National River Macroinvertebrate Surveys in Ireland, 2007-2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ireland is responsible for the ecological monitoring and assessment of over 13,000 km of […]
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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.