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This website was developed, and is being hosted and maintained, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

It is a collaboration between the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, the EPA and the Local Authority Waters and Communities Office.

Data are available on our Open Data and Developer Resources page.

Support

For support or if you have any questions, feedback or suggestions please get in touch using this form – we’d love to hear from you.

     

    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.

    LAWCO

    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.

    EPA

    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.

    DECLG

    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.