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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 11, 2013

QUESTION NO. 13

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Manager to provide a detailed report on the progress in preparing CFRAM strategies and the timeframes for completion?

REPLY:

The South Dublin County Council area is part of the Eastern CFRAMS (Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Study) area which takes in most of Leinster and includes the Boyne, the Liffey and the Avoca and all rivers in-between and their tributaries. The CFRAMS programme is managed by the OPW (Office of Public Works) and the Consultants for the Eastern CFRAMS are RPS of Belfast with all Local Authorities in the area providing information and data plus other Statutory Bodies like the EPA, ESB, etc. also aiding the programme. The Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment was completed for the end of 2011 and the next milestone is to have the Flood Hazard Mapping completed by the end of 2013 with the Catchment Flood Risk Management Plans ready for the end of 2015. The production of flood maps part of the programme is progressing well with the data gathering and surveying complete and the hydrological and hydraulic analysises on going. The flooding analysis for the Camac and Poddle have been fast-tracked and Consultants, RPS, hope to have draft flood maps available to present to the elected members and the public in June 2013 for comment.

The final Dodder CFRAMS documents incorporating the submissions by the public and interested bodies will be presented to the local ACMs and the Environmental SPC shortly and to full Council for their approval probably in June 2013.