EPA: Urgent action needed to improve private drinking water quality
19 October 2023: The EPA has released the Drinking Water Quality in Private Group Schemes and Small Private Supplies 2022 report. Drinking […]
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Catchment News
September 2023 Hydrology Bulletin
September 2023 brought heatwaves, heavy rainfall and Storm Agnes. Monthly rainfall was above the long-term average for September in most places, wettest in the East […]
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Community Water Development Fund: grants to help communities protect their local waters in 2024
The LAWPRO Community Water Development Fund 2024 is now open for applications. Your local community or voluntary group can now […]
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Minister Noonan welcomes OSPAR report on the state of the North Atlantic seas and ocean
The Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, welcomed the launch on Wednesday 13 September 2023 […]
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LAWPRO are hiring – scientists, environmental health and safety engineer, and data/GIS managers
LAWPRO’s Water Framework Directive team as well as in the new awarded Waters EIP project team are now hiring. LAWPRO […]
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The EPA is hiring… would you like to work on with us on environmental data science and modelling?
The EPA’s Evidence and Assessment team is currently hiring people to work on data science and modelling, and other key […]
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August 2023 Hydrology Bulletin
The Hydrology Summary Bulletin for August 2023 outlines the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows […]
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Have your say: Catchment management planning and catchment community forums – discussion document
The Local Authority Waters Programme is working on a template for proposed catchment management plans, including piloting this approach in […]
Read MoreWho 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.
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.