Research on Ireland’s water governance arrangements
The EPA has published two EPA Research Reports arising from the EPA-IPA Research Programme on the topic of Ireland’s water […]
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Catchment News
Bathing water quality continues to improve but pollution incidents affect some beaches
The EPA has published the Bathing Water in Ireland report for 2020 which sets out the quality of bathing water […]
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Community Water Development Fund awards grants to benefit communities and their local water catchments
Community Water Development Fund grants for 2021 issued at the end of April. The fund was introduced four years ago […]
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Next generation Pollution Impact Potential maps launched
Pollutant Impact Potential (PIP) maps for Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) have been generated to show the highest risk areas […]
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Citizen scientists needed for Irish hedgehog survey
The Irish Hedgehog Survey is a citizen science project by researchers in National University of Ireland, Galway with the National […]
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The wonder of wetlands: Coole Lough and Garryland Wood
To celebrate World Wetlands Day and 50 years since the signing of the Ramsar Convention the Irish Ramsar Wetlands Committee […]
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Join the climate conversation
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, supported by the EPA, have opened a nationwide online consultation as part […]
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EPA National Water Event – June 16 and 17 2021
The EPA National Water Event will be held online on 16 & 17 June. This event will provide an update […]
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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.