Effective management of the environment is increasingly science-driven. Through our research and development programme, the Environmental Protection Agency is generating […]
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The Hydrology Summary Bulletin for March 2023 outlines the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows […]
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The 43rd annual Irish groundwater conference on Groundwater & Planning will be held in the Tullamore Court Hotel on April 18 […]
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Wednesday 5 April 2023 – The Recommendations and Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss – the first such national citizens’ […]
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The Earth is undergoing a major rapid warming, unprecedented in its speed for millions of years. Possible changes in the […]
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The EPA Water Conference will be held on 14 and 15 June 2023 in Salthill, Galway. This event will be […]
Read More 20th March 2023: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) welcomes the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Synthesis […]
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There is a new land cover map now available for Ireland that maps out different land surface types in great […]
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.
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.
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.