South Dublin County Council Adopt Flood Risk Management Plans for the Liffey and Dublin Bay
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) has produced an individual Flood Risk Management Plan (Flood Plan) for each of the 29 river basins that serve the 300 communities assessed as being potentially at significant flood risk. The preparation of these flood plans is a central part of the implementation of government policy on flood risk management and meets Ireland's obligations under the 2007 EU 'Floods' Directive.
The Flood Risk Management Plans were finalised and approved by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 16th April 2018. This was subsequently reported to EU Commission and the various plans were launched 3rd May 2018.
The draft Liffey and Dublin Bay Flood Risk Management Plan was presented to South Dublin County Council on Monday 17th October 2016 and went to Public Consultation in Tallaght and Lucan Libraries on the 1st and 2nd of November 2016.
The Catchment-based Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme (CFRAM) have identified flood relief schemes to provide protection to approximately 18,000 properties. Pilot CFRAM Projects or accelerated schemes are underway, including the Poddle, Camac and Whitechurch Schemes, and these will protect approximately 6,500 properties nationally.
There are a further 118 new schemes proposed in these plans providing protection to approximately 11,500 properties nationally, one of these being in the South Dublin area on the Liffey between Lucan and Chapelizod. Further public consultation at the detailed design and planning stage will be held at a future date.
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The full OPW Plans can be viewed on www.floodinfo.ie