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Water Forum Water Conservation Workshop Report

To support its statutory advisory role in water conservation, the Forum commissioned research in 2021 on ‘A Framework for Improving Domestic Water Conservation in Ireland’, which was completed by Dr

EPA Water Quality Report issued today

The EPA Water Quality Report 2016-2021 was published today, which indicated what the EPA described as an ‘alarming’ decline in the quality of our estuarine and coastal waters and a

EPA Drinking Water Quality Report for 2021 was issued today

The Water Forum welcomes the EPA Public Drinking Water Quality Report issued today. We welcome the relatively high standard of water quality, however, more needs to be done to improve

Ireland’s first ever Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) week 20th to 26th September

Ireland’s first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) week is taking place this year from 20th – 26th September 2022. It forms part of the wider European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) which

The Review of Ireland’s Implementation of EU Environmental policy and laws is published

This Week the European Commission published the Environmental implementation Review for European Countries. Ireland could be doing better particularly for protecting peatlands, to address delays designating marine special protection areas

Water Forum Factsheet 3 Water Management in Ireland

The Water Forum has published a Factsheet providing an overview of Water Management in Ireland. Managing water resources is a very complex business. There are many organisations involved on a

Water Forum’s Annual Report 2021 is published

The Water Forum's Annual Report for 2021 has just been made available on our website. Despite COVID restrictions 2021 was a very busy year. The year started off with a

Submission to Irish Water on the draft Southwest Regional Water Resources Plan

This week the Water Forum made a submission to Irish Water’s public consultation on the Southwest Regional Water Resources Plan. One of the Forum’s key concerns for water supply in

Water Advisory Body Quarter 2 Report is released

The Water Advisory Body (the WAB) is an independent statutory body established under Part 7 of the Water Services Act 2017 to review how Irish Water performs against its own

Summer 2022 Newsletter No. 8 is available now

The Water Forum’s Summer 2022 Newsletter gives details of our work in the 2nd quarter of 2022. It contains: A summary of the Forum’s submission on the Department of Housing,

Water is worth saving: to protect supply and aquatic habitats

While this warm spell is very welcome to most of us, it maybe causing some issues for farmers and Irish Water. Today, Irish Water has posted a notice to say

July Hydrology Bulletin is launched

The EPA Hydrology Bulletin for July 2022 was published this week. Monthly reports are issued and this latest report for July shows rainfall below long-term average for July across the

draft River Basin Management Plan Consultation Report is launched

This week, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) published the 3rd Cycle River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) Consultation Report. A 6-month long public consultation was undertaken on

Research call for research project on: Non-domestic water use; learnings from international data and conservation initiatives

The Water Forum has today launched an open research call for research on; Non-domestic water use; learnings from international data and conservation initiatives. Under to the Water Services Act 2017,

EPA research on the diversity and resilience of Kelp Forests on Irish coasts

New research by the EPA cautions against wild harvesting of kelp and recommends more monitoring As we head towards Ireland’s coasts over the coming weeks we are likely to come

Framework for the Future Delivery of Water Services is announced

The Water Forum welcomes the publication this week, of the Framework for the Future Delivery of Water Services. This represents a welcome and important step forward in the development of

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