Loughrea – showing what Tidy Towns can do to enhance their local environment
Loughrea Lake has been awarded a Blue Flag every year since the inception of the award. It is the only […]
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Catchment News
Moy River Trust – locals working together to breathe new life into their water and their community
Over a hundred people and 24 groups attended the recent ‘Moy River Trust Expo’ on December 12th at Mount Falcon […]
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Launch of new ‘Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme’ to improve water quality
Minister Michael Creed T.D. and Minster Eoghan Murphy T.D. launch the ‘Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme’ The Minister for Agriculture, […]
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River Suir exhibition gets people talking and walking.
A River Suir exhibition has proven a big hit with local communities. Clonmel library has been the centre of activity […]
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Forestry – satisfying hearts and minds
Farm woodlands are making a growing contribution to Padraig Corcoran’s quest for environmental, social and economic farm sustainability. “This was […]
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The Bord na Mona Raised Bog Restoration Project
If you travel through the Irish midlands, you will eventually come across Bord na Móna peat production bogs. These areas […]
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JuneFest 2017: River Liffey Nature Walk
The River Liffey offers an inspiring way to bring learning to life. On Saturday 17th June 2017, The Waters and […]
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St Brigid’s Holy Well, Ballinaboy, Kilteevan – Kilteevan Junior Tidy Towns Make History
In June 2017, Kilteevan Junior Tidy Towns/Kilteevan N.S. brought a beautiful hand painted stone to Ballinaboy to mark St Bridget’s […]
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.