Citizen Science: how you can help monitor and understand your local environment
The EPA is working on citizen science in partnership with the National Biodiversity Data Centre, An Taisce and others. Citizens […]
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Catchment News
Dragonfly Ireland 2019 – 2024 citizen science survey seeking volunteers
Dragonflies and damselflies are beautiful creatures. Their presence near freshwater can provide a useful indicator of water quality. Dave Wall, […]
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What’s the Story of Your Stuff?
The Story of Your Stuff is a competition aimed at second-level students. Let’s get thinking about… stuff! Consider what your […]
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IRD Duhallow, Cork: farmers day on the river – goujon or a gudgeon?
Farmers participating in the RaptorLIFE project attended a river education event held by IRD Duhallow, where they got to try […]
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EPA warns that poorly constructed wells and inadequate monitoring of private water supplies are putting health at risk
A report focusing on the quality of private water supplies in Ireland for 2018 was released today by the EPA. […]
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If rivers could talk…
We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future […]
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2019: our year in review
As we start a new year (and a new decade!) its worth looking back at the year just gone by. […]
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Teagasc Catchment Science 2019 conference
The overall theme of Catchment Science 2019, hosted by the Teagasc Agricultural Catchments Programme in Wexford, Ireland, was “Achieving quality […]
Read MoreWho 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.