Year: 2020
This report provides an update on the quality of water in Ireland’s rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters and groundwater using information collected in 2019.
Year: 2020
The development of the original HydroTool model is described initially in this report and the statistical procedures in the updated model are presented, with a re-analysis of additional and updated data. The model generates natural flow duration curves in ungauged catchments from flows at gauged catchments of similar character, using a procedure called Region of Influence which is based on catchment descriptors.
Year: 2019
This assessment provides an evaluation of the ecological health of Ireland's rivers, lakes, canals, groundwater, estuaries and coastal waters. The analysis is based on the assessment of biological and environmental data collected from 2,703 surface water bodies and 514 groundwater bodies between 2013 and 2018.
Year: 2019
Infographic: Water Quality in Ireland 2013-2018
Year: 2019
This map shows the water quality status of each identified bathing water for the 2018 bathing season.
A report for the year 2018, May 2019
Year: 2019
The 2018 EPA Bathing Water report sets out bathing water quality at Ireland's beaches during the long hot summer of 2018.
Year: 2018
Infographic highlighting some key information from Water Quality in 2017: an indicators report
Year: 2018
These water quality indicators present the current situation, an indication of recent change and, where possible, longer term trends. These trends provide information on the improvement or deterioration in aspects of water quality and help us decide what actions to take to protect and improve water quality. The indicators have been set out in a ‘stand-alone’ fashion so that a concise assessment is available for each.
An Indicators Report , June 2018
Year: 2018
This report provides timely, scientifically sound information on water quality to inform decision makers as well as the public using a series of water quality indicators.
A report for the year 2017, May 2018
Year: 2018
This report presents the fourth assessment of Ireland’s 142 bathing waters identified under the Bathing Water Quality Regulations 2008.
Year: 2018
The report sets out the rationale for the National Hydrometric Programme and incorporates river flow and lake level monitoring. Reviews of international hydrometric practice in Scotland, Wales and New Zealand and a technical review of the EPA/LA hydrometric network are included as appendices.
Year: 2018
The report sets out the rationale for the National Hydrometric Programme and incorporates river flow and lake level monitoring. Reviews of international hydrometric practice in Scotland, Wales and New Zealand and a technical review of the EPA/LA hydrometric network are included as appendices.
This Plain English fact sheet outlines the work done by the EPA in monitoring phytoplankton in Ireland's marine environment. , February 2018
Year: 2018
The EPA and the Marine Institute sample phytoplankton in estuaries and coastal waters around Ireland. They carry out sampling three times during the summer and once during winter. At each location, they take water samples just below the surface and above the seabed. They use the samples to assess how much phytoplankton is in the water and what species are present.
Year: 2017
The quality of our surface waters has remained relatively static since 2007–2009 and improvements, planned for under the first river basin management cycle, have not been achieved.
Results of the 2012 Investigations, May 2017
Year: 2017
This report presents the results of the biological river quality investigations carried out in the year 2012.
Results of the 2011 Investigations, May 2017
Year: 2017
This report presents the results of the biological river quality investigations carried out in the year 2011.
Results of the 2010 Investigations, May 2017
Year: 2017
This report presents the results of the biological river quality investigations carried out in the year 2010.
Results of the 2009 Investigations, May 2017
Year: 2017
This report presents the results of the biological river quality investigations carried out in the year 2009.
