The purpose of this consultation is to seek your views on the designation of heavily modified waterbodies, and the review […]
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Every six years, Ireland prepares a River Basin Management Plan. The draft Plan for 2022-2027 is currently open for public […]
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The Local Authority Waters Programme have organsied a series of online public meetings will take place in February and March […]
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This Webinar focused on how we move to a nature-based approach to urban rainwater management. The importance of managing urban […]
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LAWPRO have launched a Virtual Consultation Room to help facilitate public engagement and participation in the public consultation process on […]
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The EPA has published an updated draft Catchment Assessment for each of our 46 catchments. These assessments provide an overview […]
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The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, TD, has published the draft River Basin Management Plan for […]
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Work is commencing on the development of the next Sustainable Development Goal National Implementation Plan which will set out arrangements […]
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The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, T.D., invites submissions, observations and comments on Ireland’s Draft Nitrates […]
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On 14 July 2020 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Water Quality in 2020: An Indicators Report which provides an assessment […]
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.