Community Water Fund 2018 now open for applications
The Local Authority Waters & Communities Office are pleased to announce the launch of an open call for applications to […]
Read MoreThe Local Authority Waters & Communities Office are pleased to announce the launch of an open call for applications to […]
Read MoreTidyTowns and other community groups groups can win a Waters and Communities Award, which is sponsored by Inland Fisheries Ireland, […]
Read MoreThe Water Systems and Services Innovation Centre (WSSIC) at the Nimbus Research Centre in Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) is […]
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Read MoreIf a country’s waters are the prism through which a society’s relationship with its environment can be assessed, then Ireland […]
Read MoreNational Heritage Week is held over the last week of August each year and is coordinated by The Heritage Council. […]
Read More30 years ago there were over 500 pure, unpolluted freshwater sites in Ireland, now there are only 21 left. In […]
Read MoreThe ‘Cool Planet Experience’ was launched yesterday, January 10th 2018, in Powerscourt, Co Wicklow. Sir Richard Branson was on hand to do […]
Read MoreMinister Michael Creed T.D. and Minster Eoghan Murphy T.D. launch the ‘Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme’ The Minister for Agriculture, […]
Read MoreThe EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2016, released today, highlights the need for significant funding to address […]
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.