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.
Results of the 2008 Investigations, May 2017
Year: 2017
This report presents the results of the biological river quality investigations carried out in the year 2008.
Results of the 2007 Investigations, May 2017
Year: 2017
This report presents the results of the biological river quality investigations carried out in the year 2007.
Results of the 2006 Investigations, May 2017
Year: 2017
This report presents the results of the biological river quality investigations carried out in the year 2006.
Results of the 2005 Investigations, May 2017
Year: 2017
This report presents the results of the biological river quality investigations carried out in the year 2005.
A Report for the Year 2016, May 2017
Year: 2017
The quality of Ireland’s bathing waters remains very high with 93% of identified bathing waters (130 of 140) meeting the minimum EU standards for ‘Sufficient’ water quality over the four year assessment period 2013-2016. Full details can be viewed in the downloaded report.
Document is to assist local authorities in the submissions for the identification of new bathing waters, July 2016
Year: 2016
This document presents a framework to assist local authorities in their assessment of submissions for the identification of new bathing waters in accordance with the requirements of the Bathing Water Regulations (SI No. 79 of 2008) which transpose Directive 2006/7/EC.
