Recently published findings in the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) ‘State of the World’s Forests’ report, suggest that fostering […]
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Sustainability is generally regarded as meeting our needs today without compromising those of future generations. We are all becoming increasingly […]
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This is the story of Enda Fields and his lifelong interest in his local water environment. Enda has a long […]
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The Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC) was transposed into Irish law in 2008. Its objective is to improve the protection of […]
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Good ecological status’ is a key term in the EU Water Framework Directive – the policy framework through which European […]
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Invasive plants pose the second greatest risk to wildlife after habitat destruction, and also pose a threat to water quality […]
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Agriculture systems in Europe range from very intensive production on fertile land with high inputs to very extensive High Nature […]
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We would like to thank all the attendees and especially the presenters from this year’s meeting of the Catchment Management […]
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The EPA has published the EPA Research Report No 176: SILTFLUX Literature Review. The SILTFLUX project: Measurement of sediment and siltflux […]
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Reconnect is an EPA-funded project being undertaken by a team of researchers from University College Dublin. Its aim is to […]
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.