Mayo – community clean of the Castlebar River & Ballina Salmon Festival
Community Water Officer Mick Kane tells us how 4.5 kilometres of the Castlebar River was cleaned by the community in […]
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Catchment News
Water Heritage Day: Share a Story, Make a Connection – Sunday August 26th
Water Heritage Day concludes Heritage Week on Sunday, 26th August. This day is a celebration of our most precious natural […]
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River Derg catchment: pilot cross-border grant scheme in Donegal and Tyrone helps farmers protect rivers and drinking water
An innovative and exciting new pilot cross-border Land Incentive Scheme has been launched in the River Derg catchment, which will […]
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Headford Girls National School, Galway: exploring their communities streams
On the 8th of June 2017, Headford Girls National School, Co. Galway, took part in an interactive streams exploration day, […]
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Holistic Hydrogeology of the South Irish Midlands
A Hydrogeologist is a scientist who studies groundwater in the rocks and soils beneath our feet. Robbie Meehan tells us […]
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Ireland’s freshwaters: a world of wonder and discovery awaits you
Ireland’s freshwaters are host to an amazing world of animals, plants and other organisms. These organisms, many of whom are […]
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AranLIFE – working in the present, building for the future
AranLIFE Project Manager Patrick McGurn describes working with farmers to harness their local knowledge, and combining this with scientific expertise […]
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Lough Corrib Angling Federation launch their new website
Lough Corrib is the biggest lake in the Irish Republic and is second in size only to Lough Neagh in […]
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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.