EPA Climate Lecture Series: Climate change and health – April 23 2024
Registration is now open for the first EPA climate change lecture of 2024. This free event takes place on Tuesday […]
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Teagasc Signpost Series: Water quality and agriculture – challenges and opportunities
On this episode of the Signpost Series which took place on Friday, 22 March 2024, Mark Gibson, Head of Teagasc […]
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New EPA Research Report 447: Macroalgal Blooms in Transitional and Coastal Waters; Management – Pressures, Policy, and Solutions
The EPA has published EPA Research Report 447: Macroalgal Blooms in Transitional and Coastal Waters; Management – Pressures, Policy, and […]
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Climate Ireland: Ireland’s national climate adaptation platform
Climate Ireland provides information, advice and support to help Ireland adapt to our changing climate. Adaptation involves taking action to […]
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Ireland’s Climate Change Assessment published by the EPA
The evidence is clear: Climate change is happening. Immediate and sustained actions are likely to have widespread benefits. The EPA […]
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LAWPRO are hiring – scientists, environmental health and safety engineer, and data/GIS managers
LAWPRO’s Water Framework Directive team as well as in the new awarded Waters EIP project team are now hiring. LAWPRO […]
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Irish National Hydrology Conference – call for papers
The National Committees of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP)/ICID invite you to Tullamore for the 24th National Hydrology Conference to […]
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Help design a participation framework for Ireland’s Water Catchment Community Forums
Active community participation in the protection and restoration of our natural waters is vital – would you like to be […]
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EPA Water Conference 2023 – videos now available
The EPA Water Conference was held on 14 and 15 June 2023 in Salthill, Galway. There were sessions on: Water […]
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EPA Research Call 2023 is now open: up to €16 million is available to fund innovative environmental research projects
Effective management of the environment is increasingly science-driven. Through our research and development programme, the Environmental Protection Agency is generating […]
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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.