9th May 2024: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the report on Domestic Waste Water Treatment System Inspections 2023 which details the […]
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Happy Earth Day 2024. Today, 22 April, The Water Forum launches it’s second schools module on The global impacts of how […]
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Twice a year The Rivers Trust run Big River Watch weekends – a simple citizen science activity that helps build […]
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The EPA hydrology bulletin for March is now available to download. Rainfall was above average in most locations. River flows […]
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Registration is now open for the EPA Annual Climate Change Conference on 15 May 2024 – Ireland Living in a […]
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These videos show some of what was done in the Allow River catchment to protect and restore water quality between […]
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The EPA Research Call 2024 will provide up to €14.5m to fund innovative research projects that will support policy- and […]
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The LAWPRO Catchment Support Fund aims to build the capacity of non-governmental organisations working in the area of water quality […]
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.