Invasive plants pose the second greatest risk to wildlife after habitat destruction, and also pose a threat to water quality […]
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Meetings are being held with communities along the rivers of the Dundalk Bay Catchment. These free events will allow you […]
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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 overarching aim of the Water Framework Directive is to achieve at least good status for all water bodies. It […]
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In December 2018 there was a major fish kill on the Owentaraglin River, a tributary of the Munster Blackwater River […]
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This presentation from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) was given by Nova Sharkey and Linh Trieu Nolan at the Irish […]
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In July 2014, The Department of Environment, Community & Local Government issued the European Union (Water Policy) Regulations 2014, which […]
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Water is a precious resource, and is essential for all life on earth. Managing our water so it can meet […]
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In 2014, the Minister for the Environment introduced the European Union (Water Policy) Regulations 2014 which set out a new […]
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.