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Presentations from the 2019 Catchment Management Network meeting

The 2019 Catchment management Network meeting was held on 11 October in Tullamore.

Ireland’s local authorities and other bodies with responsibility for Water Framework Directive implementation attended.

Thanks to everyone who presented on the day and shared their story about what they were doing – it was great to see the evidence we have, different people and organisations working together, and optimism for the future.

1. River Basin Planning – some key developments – Colin Byrne, DHPLG from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

2. 3rd Cycle Characterisation – Marie Archbold, EPA Catchments from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

3. Catchment Management of Irish rivers and the role of hydromorphology – Emma Quinlan, EPA Catchments from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

4. Local Catchment Assessment in Priority Areas for Action – Carol McCarthy, lawpro from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

5. Water Framework Directive and spatial planning – Clare Lee, Tipperary County Council from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

6. Implementing the WFD, heritage projects and planning policy bernadette guest, waterford county council from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

7. A framework for drinking water source protection – Barry Deane, NFGWS from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

8. Implementing the Flood Risk Management Plans – Natural Water Retention Measures – Conor Galvin, OPW from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

9. Inishowen Rivers Trust – recognising opportunities – Trish Murphy, Inishowen Rivers Trust from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

10. Greening our towns and cities using Green Infrastructure – John Stack, Dublin City Council from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

11. The Derryvalley Catchment Project Donna McEvoy, Monaghan County Council from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

12. Pearl Mussel Project EIP – Derek McLoughlin, Pearl Mussel Project from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

13. Lessons from abroad – Jenny Deakin, EPA Catchments from Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

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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.