The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage invites submissions, observations and comments on the designation of heavily modified water […]
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An abstraction is the removal or diversion of water from a river, lake, stream, spring, groundwater well, or borehole, for […]
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catchments.ie shares science and stories about Ireland’s water catchments, and people’s connections to water. This article highlights some key articles, data […]
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The European Environment Agency (EEA) has launched its 2025 Environment & Me photo competition which aims to put the spotlight […]
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The EPA has published an analysis of the likely water quality outcomes that may be achieved as a result of […]
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Every four years the EPA publishes its flagship State of the Environment report. Progress, economic prosperity, and health all threatened […]
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Progress, economic prosperity, and health are all threatened unless Ireland increases the scale, pace, and ambition of environmental action. The […]
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The Minister of State with responsibility for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, has launched the ‘Water Action Plan […]
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The Summer 2024 Catchments Newsletter is now available. This issue includes articles on the EPA’s 2023 Water Quality Indicators report […]
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The EPA Water Conference 2024 took place on 12 and 13 June, in Galway and online. Speakers shared their knowledge […]
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.