The EPA Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies Report 2020 released today, shows that the quality of drinking water in public supplies […]
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Following the driest November in 80 years on the east coast, river flows, lake and groundwater levels are generally lower […]
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This Webinar focused on how we move to a nature-based approach to urban rainwater management. The importance of managing urban […]
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The EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2020, shows that the pace at which essential improvements in waste water […]
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The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, T.D., invites submissions, observations and comments on Ireland’s Draft Nitrates […]
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On 14 July 2020 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Water Quality in 2020: An Indicators Report which provides an assessment […]
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The EPA today released the report Domestic Waste Water Treatment System Inspections 2020. This is a review of 809 inspections of […]
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The 2021 EPA Water Conference took place on 17 and 17 June 2021. This year’s theme was ‘Water: integrating policy […]
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The EPA has carried out an analysis to identify the catchments where nitrogen concentrations are too high to support healthy […]
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This year’s EPA Water Conference will be held online on 16 & 17 June 2021. This year’s theme is Water: […]
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.