The EPA has carried out an analysis to identify the catchments where nitrogen concentrations are too high to support healthy […]
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The EPA has published the EPA Research Report 377: Impacts of Microplastics in the Irish Freshwater Environment Our freshwater systems […]
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The EPA Climate Change Conference will take place this year over two half days on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 […]
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Making sure that urban wastewater is clean and safe is vital for protecting public health and the environment. This key […]
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This year’s EPA Water Conference will be held online on 16 & 17 June 2021. This year’s theme is Water: […]
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Tuam Tidy Towns are telling the tale of the rich biodiversity of the Nanny in their “Story of the River”. […]
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The EPA is seeking proposals from the research community to help address climate change and other emerging and complex environmental […]
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The webinar will provide an opportunity to disseminate and discuss research commissioned by An Fóram Uisce on how peatlands need […]
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.