Flood Risk Management

COUNTY SUMMARY

COUNTY: LEITRIM

(Information correct as of 31/12/2017)

CONTENTS:

1. OPW Capital Investment to 31 December 2017

a. Major Flood Relief Schemes 1995 – 2017 b. Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme: 2009 – 2017

2. Maintenance carried out under Arterial Drainage Act, 1945

3. Measures Proposed in Flood Risk Management Plans COUNTY SUMMARY | LEITRIM

1. OPW Capital Investment to 31 December 2017

MAJOR FLOOD RELIEF SCHEMES: 1995-2017

Historically, flood risk management focused on arterial drainage for the benefit of agricultural improvement. Arising from increasing flood risk, the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945, was amended in 1995 to permit the Office of Public Works (OPW) to implement localised flood relief schemes to provide flood protection for cities, towns and villages. Some schemes have been carried out by the Local Authorities under their own powers using the Planning and Development legislative code. The OPW either works in association with the relevant Local Authorities or funds Local Authorities directly to undertake flood relief works.

COUNTY: LEITRIM

No flood relief schemes have been implemented in this County.

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MINOR FLOOD MITIGATION WORKS AND COASTAL PROTECTION SCHEME: 2009-2017

The Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme (the “Minor Works Scheme”) was introduced by the Office of Public Works in 2009. The purpose of the scheme is to provide funding to Local Authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation works or studies to address localised flooding and coastal protection problems within their administrative areas. The scheme generally applies where a solution can be readily identified and achieved in a short time frame. Under the scheme, applications are considered for projects that are estimated to cost not more than €750,000 in each instance. Funding of up to 90% of the cost is available from the OPW for approved projects. The commencement and progression of any works for which funding is approved is a matter for each Local Authority concerned.

COUNTY: LEITRIM (Local Authority: ) No. Project Location Project Details Approved Funding (€) Year of Approval 1 Tawnylea General channel maintenance and provision of fencing 27,000 2010 2 Leitrim Road / Park Lane, Carrick Upgrading, cleaning and deepening of culverts & drains at Leitrim Road and 220,860 2010 Park Lane. Provision of deepened culvert west of Park Lane for 150m 3 Greyfield Channel Cleaning General channel maintenance and provision of fencing 28,000 2010 4 General channel maintenance & provision of fencing Removal of blockages 105,000 2010 in river / Clearance of tributary of trees and debris downstream of Road Bridge (add to 2010/11 allocations) 5 Eslin River, Clear shrubbery and trees from river banks and clean three drainage 5,000 2011 channels. Provide fencing and accommodation works 6 Mountcampbell Remove trees from river and remove all timber 27,000 2011 7 LP4253-1 Carrowcrin Channel cleaning 10,900 2012 8 R280, Killargue Channel cleaning 20,400 2012 9 Stonepark, Construction of embankment between Bonet River and R289 22,300 2012 10 Greyfield Channel Cleaning General channel maintenance and provision of fencing 25,000 2012 11 Glenfarne General channel maintenance & provision of fencing Removal of blockages 15,000 2012 in river / Clearance of tributary of trees and debris downstream of Road Bridge (add to 2010/11 allocations) 12 Tully Lough, Fenagh Study 10,000 2013 13 Dromore/Caddagh, Dromahair Clear river and remove obstructions, cut back over hanging trees, create 9,017 2013 bund along road edge of L4268 Page 2 of 7

COUNTY SUMMARY | LEITRIM

COUNTY: LEITRIM (Local Authority: Leitrim County Council) No. Project Location Project Details Approved Funding (€) Year of Approval 14 Lough Reane / Tully Lough, Fenagh To provide an overflow connection between Lough Reane & St. John's Lough 140,000 2013 in the form of combined piped and open channel section 15 Canbeg, Clear away obstruction up and down stream of the bridge on the L-82281. 7,374 2014 Cut back trees that hang over the river. 16 Belhavel, Killargue Clear away obstruction up and down stream of the bridge on the R280. Cut 10,170 2014 back trees that hang over the river 17 Leitrim Village Construct a containment structure with a headwall & a removal weir 45,000 2014 (including pumps) on the south west side of road. 18 Liscoghill, Clear obstructions up & downstream of the bridge on the local road and the 21,002 2016 bridge on R200 (Dowra Road) Cut back trees that hang over the river 19 Mountcampbell Construction of land bank 300m x 10m above summer level, will allow river 47,700 2016 during winter to increase in width and reduce current winter levels 20 Dredge river channel, construct an earthen bund and a retaining wall, cut 59,600 2017 back trees 21 Dromore / Carrigeen Lower level of existing open drain & leave open channel capable of taking 8,116 2017 flood waters. Clear away obstruction up and downstream of the small bridge & cut back trees that hang over the river 864,439

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2. Maintenance carried out under Arterial Drainage Act, 1945

The OPW has statutory responsibility for and carries out a programme of Arterial Drainage Maintenance. These maintenance works relate to arterial drainage schemes completed by the OPW under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945, with the primary purpose to improve the drainage of agricultural lands. Local Authorities are responsible for the maintenance of Drainage Districts, which were completed up to 1943. The OPW’s annual Arterial Drainage Maintenance Works Programme protects 260,000 hectares (650,000 acres) of agricultural lands and comprises 11,500km (7,150 miles) of river channel and approximately 800km (500 miles) of embankments.

COUNTY: LEITRIM Completed Scheme County(s) Duration of Works Benefitting Area (Acres) Bonet (Minor Scheme) Leitrim, 1982 – 1992 3,200 Duff (Small Scheme) Leitrim, Sligo 1963 – 1965 3,600 Kilcoo (Small Scheme) Leitrim, Northern 1969 – 1971 400

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3. Proposed Measures in Flood Risk Management Plans

The OPW has now studied and assessed flood risk in Ireland, focussing on 300 areas of potentially significant risk throughout the country. Flood Maps have been created for each of these communities to describe existing and potential flood risk. The OPW has now published Flood Risk Management Plans which set out, for these communities, how it is proposed to manage the assessed flood risk through investment in flood relief schemes and other policy measures. The Plans also set out measures in place and under consideration that can manage flood risk in other parts of the county.

The following tables set out the communities in this County that are covered by the Flood Risk Management Plans and provides an indication of the proposed flood relief schemes contained in the Plans for these communities.

In some instances, a technically viable flood relief scheme has been identified, however, a more detailed assessment of the costs and benefits will be completed to determine if the proposed Scheme is feasible.

For other communities, there is a relatively low level of flood risk from rivers and/or the sea, and no structural flood relief measures are therefore proposed at this time. The current level of risk will be reviewed, along with all areas, on a regular basis into the future.

In addition to the implementation of proposed flood relief schemes, funding will continue to be available for localised projects under the Minor Works Scheme.

The Plans also set out those non-structural measures in place or proposed, for example Flood Forecasting, which benefit all at risk communities and properties. The Interdepartmental Flood Policy Co-ordination Group will continue its work now greatly informed by the wealth of knowledge in the Plans to bring forward further feasible proposals for Government’s consideration to support and assist households and communities through non-structural flood risk management and mitigation measures.

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COUNTY: LEITRIM AREA NAME Existing Scheme in Scheme in Construction, New Scheme Potential Scheme No Scheme Proposed Place Design or Pending Proposed in the subject to further as Community at Plans assessment. Low Risk or Scheme Not Viable √ Carrick on Shannon √ Dromod √ √ Leitrim √ √ √

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COUNTY SUMMARY | LEITRIM

No. Proposed Properties Further Information on Proposed Scheme Scheme Protected 1 Carrick on 76 The proposed measure for Carrick on Shannon that may be implemented after project-level assessment and planning or Shannon Exhibition and confirmation might include; • Construction 1,799m of new flood defence walls, 846m of new embankments and a 2m floodgate. • Rising the road level. • Installation of a simple flood forecasting unit, including an addition of telemetry to an existing hydrometric gauge to send warning messages when water level reaches a specified trigger point. 2 Leitrim 58 The proposed measure for Leitrim village that may be implemented after project-level assessment and planning or Exhibition and confirmation might include; • Construction of 142m of new flood defence wall and a 498m new embankment, and a flood gate. • Construction a flapped outfall unit for the watercourse that passes through the embankment to prevent reverse flow from the . • Installation of a simple flood forecasting unit, including a new hydrometric gauge with water level monitoring and telemetry to send warning messages when water level reaches a specified trigger point. • Maintain existing arterial drainage scheme. 3 Mohill 7 The proposed measure for Mohill that may be implemented after project-level assessment and planning or Exhibition and confirmation might include: • Construction of 69m of new flood defence walls; • Public awareness. 4 Dromod 24 The proposed measure for Dromod that may be implemented after project-level assessment and planning or Exhibition and confirmation might include; • Construction of 368m of new flood defence walls, 263m of new embankments, and a 13m flood gate to defend properties. • Flood forecasting. • Promotion of Individual and Community Resilience.

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