Eastern Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Study Public Open Evening

Eastern CFRAM Study Press Release

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th January 2012

PRESS RELEASE

Eastern Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Study Public Open

Evening

The Office of Public Works (OPW) invites members of the public to a Public Open Evening on

Thursday 26

th January 2012 at the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin 22, from 7pm until

9pm in relation to the Eastern CFRAM Study.

The overall aims of the Eastern CFRAM Study, which was commissioned in June 2011, are the

assessment and sustainable management of flood risk in the Eastern district. The study is part of

a CFRAM programme being undertaken by the OPW in line with current national flood policy and

the EU Directive on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risk. The programme requires

that CFRAM studies be completed by the end of 2015.

With a land area of approximately 6,300 km2, the Eastern district accounts for one tenth of the

land area of Ireland. It is home to rich agricultural land, extensive coastline, the city of Dublin and

the towns which form the Greater Dublin Area and commuter belt. Around 1.6 million people, 40%

of Irelandâ€™s population, live in the Eastern district with the majority living in the Greater Dublin

Area. The district incorporates all or part of twelve local authority areas - Dublin City, Meath,

Kildare, Wicklow, Cavan, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Offaly, South Dublin, Westmeath and

small portions of Wexford and Louth. The main rivers in the district are the Liffey, Boyne, Nanny,

Delvin, Vartry and Avoca rivers.

Separate CFRAM Studies for the Dodder, Tolka and Fingal-East Meath catchments are also

being undertaken by the OPW, the outputs from which will be coordinated with the Eastern

CFRAM Study.

The Eastern CFRAM Study will examine all options to reduce flood risk, including both structural

and non-structural measures, and will also consider related environmental issues. There will be

full consultation with individuals and organisations with an interest in flooding and related issues.

Pending the completion of the study, the OPW will continue to work with the Local Authorities to

identify and implement interim small-scale flood mitigation works in areas at risk from flooding.

The Public Open Evening is open to anybody who would like to learn more or share their views

and experiences in relation to flooding, flood risk and environmental considerations. Members of

the Eastern CFRAM Study team will be available to answer questions and to discuss the study.

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For further information contact Katie Murphy, Eastern CFRAM Study Communications

Coordinator; 01 4882940;

info@eastcframstudy.ie; www.eastcframstudy.ie