EU Commission public consultation: water pollution – rules on urban wastewater treatment
Making sure that urban wastewater is clean and safe is vital for protecting public health and the environment. This key […]
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Catchment News
Speakers announced for the EPA Water Conference on 16 and 17 June 2021
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 tells the story of the River Nanny
Tuam Tidy Towns are telling the tale of the rich biodiversity of the Nanny in their “Story of the River”. […]
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EPA announces €10.5 million funding for research to support the development and implementation of environmental policies in Ireland
The EPA is seeking proposals from the research community to help address climate change and other emerging and complex environmental […]
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Water Forum webinar, Friday 21 May: managing peatlands to improve water quality, climate change mitigation and biodiversity
The webinar will provide an opportunity to disseminate and discuss research commissioned by An Fóram Uisce on how peatlands need […]
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Research on Ireland’s water governance arrangements
The EPA has published two EPA Research Reports arising from the EPA-IPA Research Programme on the topic of Ireland’s water […]
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Bathing water quality continues to improve but pollution incidents affect some beaches
The EPA has published the Bathing Water in Ireland report for 2020 which sets out the quality of bathing water […]
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Community Water Development Fund awards grants to benefit communities and their local water catchments
Community Water Development Fund grants for 2021 issued at the end of April. The fund was introduced four years ago […]
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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.
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.
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.
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.