{"id":12081,"date":"2020-04-07T13:38:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countydonegalfrs.ie\/glentiesfrs\/?page_id=12081"},"modified":"2020-12-04T15:30:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T15:30:52","slug":"background-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/countydonegalfrs.ie\/glentiesfrs\/index.php\/background-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Background Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12081\" class=\"elementor elementor-12081\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-173f0623 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"173f0623\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c675bab\" data-id=\"5c675bab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e923f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e923f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Donegal County Council as the Contracting Authority, in partnership with the Office of Public Works (OPW) are progressing the development of Flood Relief Schemes at various locations in County Donegal. This follows the completion of a Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Study.<\/p><p>The CFRAM Study and further analysis undertaken after the August 2019 floods, identified and mapped existing and future flood hazard and assessed the level of flood risk in Glenties. It also identified viable structural and non-structural options and measures for the effective and sustainable management of flood risk.<\/p><p>Much of this work is summarised in the North Western Flood Risk Management Plan (FRMP) including the Strategic Environmental and, as necessary, Habitats Directive (Appropriate) Assessment. The FRMP sets out the policies, strategies, measures and actions that should be pursued by the relevant bodies, including the OPW, Local Authorities and other Stakeholders, to achieve the most cost-effective and sustainable management of existing and potential future flood risk, taking account of environmental plans, objectives and legislative requirements and other statutory plans and requirements.<\/p><p><strong>Click\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floodinfo.ie\/publications\/?t=22&amp;a=660\">here<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0to see how this community was assessed.<\/strong><br \/>(You will be redirected to the Floodinfo.ie website)<\/p><p>A Steering Group has been established between the OPW and Donegal County Council to progress a flood relief scheme to alleviate the risk of flooding for the community of Glenties.<\/p><p>RPS were appointed Engineering and Environmental Consultants, to develop a scheme that is technically, socially, environmentally and socially acceptable.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donegal County Council as the Contracting Authority, in partnership with the Office of Public Works (OPW) are progressing the development of Flood Relief Schemes at various locations in County Donegal. This follows the completion of a Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Study. 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