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EPA Monthly Hydrology Bulletin Edition 007: November 2020

The Hydrology Bulletin for November is now on the EPA website. The bulletin is produced by the EPA in conjunction with Met Éireann, Geological Survey Ireland and the Office of Public Works.

Overview

The majority of meteorological stations recorded monthly rainfall totals above their long-term average for November. It was wettest in the west, northwest and southwest. However, the east, especially the greater Dublin area, experienced below average rainfall for November resulting in river flows ranging from particularly high in the west and south west to normal and below normal in the east.

Lakes, groundwater levels and spring flows continued to rise across the country with all monitored lakes, groundwater wells and springs indicating normal or higher than normal levels and flows for November.

River Flows November 2020
Lake Levels November 2020
Springs flows, groundwater levels and groundwater flow regime November 2020

Learn more:

All monthly hydrology bulletins are on the EPA website: http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/water/flows/hydrometricbulletins/

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EPA Catchments Unit

Administrator

The EPA Catchments Unit is based in Dublin, and the team is involved with catchment science, chemistry, ecology, hydromorphology, modelling, Geographic Information Systems and planning. We work with the wider EPA, all of our local authorities, the Local Authority Waters and Communities Office, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, and other public bodies and Departments to ensure we have the best available data and information about our catchments.

Who is involved?
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.