Agriculture systems in Europe range from very intensive production on fertile land with high inputs to very extensive High Nature […]
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The EPA has published the EPA Research Report No 176: SILTFLUX Literature Review. The SILTFLUX project: Measurement of sediment and siltflux […]
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The EPA has published the EPA Research Report No 208: ESManage Project: Freshwater Ecosystem Services – An Introduction for Stakeholders. View […]
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, has announced the launch of an Open Call under […]
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The EPA has recently published the results of Research 194: AgImpact Project: A Systematic and Participatory Review of Research on the […]
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The EPA has published Research Report No 187: ESManage Literature Review – Ecosystem Services in Freshwaters. This Literature Review considers how […]
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As environmental hydrology continues to grow in importance, both researchers and practitioners remain on the look-out for investigative techniques to […]
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Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for crop production, but is easily mobilised to surface waters from heavy soils during rainfall […]
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Currently the EPA is evaluating the sources of pollution or pressures (called ‘significant pressures’) causing unsatisfactory water quality as a […]
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Imagine you are out for a walk along the river Suir, and stop for tea and a delicious slice of […]
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.
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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.