Groundwater is the water that trickles through the soil and into underlying rocks during the Water Cycle. Once in the bedrock the water moves slowly through and is stored in the pores or cracks in the rock.  If enough water is stored in this way in a bedrock deposit, it is referred to as an aquifer. Groundwater seeps up...

The WFD was created in December 2000 and implemented in 2003 with the aim of improving the quality of our water environment. Its purpose is also to integrate existing European directives into the new legislation. The directive requires each Member State to implement changes to the management of water bodies, taking account of all aspects of the...

The World of Water is a website that has been developed to educate and promote a positive attitude towards our freshwater environments. The course Our Water, Our Resource, Our Responsibility is available for download from the website. This course was developed for adults and second level students and explains many of the issues pertaining to water management. Course notes...

Limerick County Council’s Enforcement Policy document sets out the policy framework that Limerick County Council will use in acting against illegal waste activity. The legislation which The Council operate under is the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2008 (WMA Acts). Underlying the policy against illegal waste activity are: Proportionality in the application of environmental law...

View Drinking Water Quality data for the Public Water Supply and for Public and Private Group Water Schemes on the Limerick County Council Drinking Water Quality Information System. http://www.lcc.ie/waterworks/

Envirocentre.ie have produced a series of Best Practice guides. The guide on approaches to improving the environmental performance of your business provides an introduction to current approaches for improving the environmental performance of industrial processes, products & services. The guide includes sections on:- How to get started Practical supports and information sources http://www.envirocentre.ie/Content.aspx?ID=97861425-c328-4b1b-aa3f-472ca8e3d759&PID=a257bece-c1e7-464a-9cd0-fde10d3a18c3#Small Change

The draft performance standards for septic tanks and other domestic waste water treatment systems were published on 1 March 2012. The draft standards set out the responsibilities of owners of septic tanks and other systems may be summarised as follows: Know where your tank/treatment system is located. Visually examine the tank/treatment system and percolation area...

The European Communities (Environmental Liability) Regulations 2008, (SI 547 of 2008) came into force in Ireland on 1 April 2009 with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage. Environmental liability is based on the “polluter-pays” principle.  The Regulations introduced a positive reporting obligation on operators in respect of actual or threatened environmental damage....