Local Authority Waters Programme opens grants scheme of up to €30,000 for Water Heritage Day 2024
Friday 28 June 2024: LAWPRO encourages community groups to apply under the ‘Water Heritage Day Grants Scheme 2024’ to celebrate […]
Read MoreFriday 28 June 2024: LAWPRO encourages community groups to apply under the ‘Water Heritage Day Grants Scheme 2024’ to celebrate […]
Read MoreMonday, 24 June 2024: One overall winner and regional runner ups have been selected in the ‘My Favourite Waterbody’ national […]
Read More16 May 2024: Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan T.D, opened the Nature-Based Solutions Conference – to […]
Read MoreHappy Earth Day 2024. Today, 22 April, The Water Forum launches it’s second schools module on The global impacts of how […]
Read MoreTwice a year The Rivers Trust run Big River Watch weekends – a simple citizen science activity that helps build […]
Read MoreThese videos show some of what was done in the Allow River catchment to protect and restore water quality between […]
Read MoreThe LAWPRO Catchment Support Fund aims to build the capacity of non-governmental organisations working in the area of water quality […]
Read MoreToday, on World Water Day, the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), working on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities to […]
Read MoreWorld Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the […]
Read MoreThe EPA hydrology bulletin for February is now available to download. Rainfall was above the long-term average in most locations. […]
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.
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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.