AranLIFE – working in the present, building for the future
AranLIFE Project Manager Patrick McGurn describes working with farmers to harness their local knowledge, and combining this with scientific expertise […]
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River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021
On 17 April 2018, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, T.D., launched the River Basin Management […]
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Source to Tap project in the Erne and Derg catchments launched
Lisa Stewart tells us about a major €5.3 million cross-border project to improve water quality in rivers and lakes in […]
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Glenamaddy Tidy Towns: looking after their local turlough
Glenamaddy Tidy Towns have always been proud of their beautiful turlough and in the past year they have embarked on […]
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Hydrology National Conference, November 2018 – hydrology and community involvement
This year, Ireland’s national hydrology conference has a theme of Hydrology and Community Involvement and will be held on Tuesday 20th […]
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Minister Murphy launches River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021
Plan to result in the protection and improvement of water quality in approximately 726 water bodies in Ireland €1.7 billion […]
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Constructed wetlands of Ireland – new database now online
As part of an EPA-funded project, NUI Galway researchers Collette Mulkeen, Dr Mark Healy and Prof Mike Gormally identified a […]
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Community Water Fund 2018 now open for applications
The Local Authority Waters & Communities Office are pleased to announce the launch of an open call for applications to […]
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TidyTowns – Waters and Communities Special Award
TidyTowns and other community groups groups can win a Waters and Communities Award, which is sponsored by Inland Fisheries Ireland, […]
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National Survey on Reuse of Treated Wastewater in Ireland
The Water Systems and Services Innovation Centre (WSSIC) at the Nimbus Research Centre in Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) is […]
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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.