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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 10, 2011

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Manager for a detailed update on Eastern River Basin District programme of works and Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Study (CFRAMS)?

REPLY: 

ERBD

In the South Dublin County Council area there are 32 water bodies and of these 16 need to be protected ie they are of good status at the moment and need to be kept in this category. The remaining 16 need to be enhanced ie they are of poor status and need improving. Of the 16 bodies needing enhancement, 10 have a target date of 2021 and the other 6 have a target date of 2027. Of these 16 bodies needing enhancement, 2 have already had their status upgraded from poor to moderate due to the work being done by the Water Pollution Section and the public’s greater awareness. None of the water bodies stati have deteriorated.   

Under Article 11 of the Water Framework Directive the EU require confirmation by the end of 2012 that all measures outlined in the Programme of Measures (POM) are operational. Currently the Water Pollution Section is working closely with the ERBD Office in DCC who are the co-coordinating authority for the Eastern Region imputing all the action data into the River Basin Management System from field inspections and tests. 

 ECFRAMS

Below sets out the programme of works for the ECFRAMS being carried out by the OPW and their Consultant, RPS, with the 13 Local Authorities imputting any data they have available. It should be noted that work on this project started in June 2011.

Project Tasks & Programme

n      General requirements

n      Data collection

n      Flood risk review

n      Surveys

n      Hydrological analysis

n      Hydraulic analysis

n      Flood Risk Assessment

n      Environmental Assessment

n      Consultation and engagement

n      Development of flood management options

n      Preparation of flood risk management plans

n      Reporting and deliverables