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Community Water Development Fund 2023 – you can apply now for funding
Posted Thursday, 1st of December
Community Water Development Fund now open for 2022
Posted Tuesday, 30th of November
LAWPRO launch the Community Water Development Fund 2021
Posted Monday, 30th of November
The Community Water Development Fund 2020
Posted Thursday, 5th of December
Catchments Newsletter, Issue 11 – Autumn 2019
Posted Thursday, 26th of September
Community Water Development Fund 2019 – apply for funding now
Posted Monday, 7th of January
2018: our year on Twitter
Posted Monday, 7th of January
Celebrating community success in Ashbourne
Posted Thursday, 10th of May
Community Water Fund 2018 now open for applications
Posted Tuesday, 3rd of April
Who 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.