Farming for Nature: improving the natural health of our countryside
The Farming for Nature initiative seeks to acknowledge and support those farmers who farm, or wish to farm, in a […]
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Catchment News
StreamScapes: 30 years of working with communities
Mark Boyden from StreamScapes tells us about how over the last three decades StreamScapes has inspired local communities around Ireland […]
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Pollution Source Assessment in Sydney’s Drinking Water Catchments
Despite the obvious differences in climate and landscape, the experience of catchment management in Australia and Ireland has many similarities. […]
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Sustainable community engagement in wetlands
Ní neart go cur le chéile – there is strength in unity Community engagement in wetland conservation can help deliver […]
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Acclimatize – addressing pollution in urban and rural bathing waters
Researchers in University College Dublin and Aberystwyth University in Wales have teamed up with stakeholders on Acclimatize, a large-scale multi-disciplinary […]
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Love Your River Telford: partnerships and progress in an urban area
Guy Pluckwell is a Senior Environment Officer for the Environment Agency and works on the ‘Love Your River Telford’ project […]
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The Flood of Florence
The 4th November is the 52nd anniversary of the flooding of Florence by the Arno River. Flooding was then not […]
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The Freshwater Pearl Mussel European Innovation Project (EIP): how farming for nature can help save an endangered species from extinction
Derek Mcloughlin and Patrick Cushell tell us about the Pearl Mussel Project, which is working in eight Irish catchments to […]
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.