flooding protection in galway city and county

Fuinseog

has anything been done to prevent a repeat performance of last year or is the council waiting for it to happen again and then act?

Fey!

WRT the city, there was very little flooding within the city boundaries. This seemed to be partly due to the council having cleared a lot of drains before the rain came (it's rare for me to be positive about Galway City Council, but in that case they seemed to be on the ball).

As for the county, I have no idea.

snubbleste

Yes there have been measures taken. A collective prayer was sent to St Jude.

biko

OP, are you thinking of general flooding like in Claregalway or localised flooding in the city?
Do you mean that the city/county should hand out sandbags now, just in case?

There are websites about how to protect your home:
http://www.flooding.ie/
http://www.floodmaps.ie/

Also here's a phone number in case you encounter road flooding
http://www.galwaycity.ie/AllServices/RoadsandTraffic/MaintenanceandComplaints/RoadFlooding/

dafunk

I'm in Salthill and have had about 4 inches of water on the ground floor of my house since Monday or Tuesday. It's basically down to a poor drainage system and blockages in the pipes that run through my garden but nonetheless it's been flooded.

The corpo lads have been great, I know it's their job and all but they've been out three times within a half hour of me calling to sort it out.

biko

Warning as hurricane heads for our shores

MOTORISTS and homeowners have been warned of a risk of flooding this weekend as the remnants of Hurricane Thomas head for the Irish coastline.

Forecasters are predicting high tides and winds of up to 100kmh, which could lead to flooding in Dublin, Galway and coastal areas.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/warning-as-hurricane-heads-for-our-shores-2408553.html

mikom

biko wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/warning-as-hurricane-heads-for-our-shores-2408553.html

Independent wrong again.
The upcoming weather has nothing got to do with Hurricane Thomas.

burren

According to the US National Hurricane Center Thomas will be nowhere near Ireland for the next 5 days.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/144115.shtml?5-daynl?large#contents

jkforde

check the significant wave heights below... 8 - 10m! bet they'll be surfing the bore down at Lahinch!

http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/viewer.shtml?-latest-hs-NE_atlantic-

redsteveireland

biko wrote: »

OP, are you thinking of general flooding like in Claregalway or localised flooding in the city?
Do you mean that the city/county should hand out sandbags now, just in case?

There are websites about how to protect your home:
http://www.flooding.ie/
http://www.floodmaps.ie/

Also here's a phone number in case you encounter road flooding
http://www.galwaycity.ie/AllServices/RoadsandTraffic/MaintenanceandComplaints/RoadFlooding/

Are you saying that it's up to the homeowner, and the Council/OPW/waterways Ireland etc. don't have any responsibility to put measures in place to reduce the risk of flooding?

Obviously it's too late to undo all the poor planning on areas prone to flooding, so in that regard I suppose the council can't help.

Steyr

A massive Dredging and Deepening Mission is whats needed.

biko

redsteveireland wrote: »

Are you saying that it's up to the homeowner, and the Council/OPW/waterways Ireland etc. don't have any responsibility to put measures in place to reduce the risk of flooding?

I'm not sure how my post can have been construed to read like that but - no, that's not what I said at all.

However, what measures you as home owner take now might save your house if it floods again.

Madame Razz

We were on a bit of a roadtrip yesterday that took in parts of Co.Clare, Limerick, North Tipp, and some of Co.Galway. Everywhere we went, be it town or rural setting, a council/corporation presence was very evident. They were out in force everywhere with drain clearing machines, sandbags etc. Any river and/or bridge we passed had been extremely barricaded. The local authorities appear to have learned a valuable lesson from last year and are now making a serious effort, which is really good to see.

Xiney

Steyr wrote: »

A massive Dredging and Deepening Mission is whats needed.

that's what she said... :pac:


I know I've been suitably spooked into staying in Galway by predictions of heavy rain & gale force winds this evening. Hurricane or not, I'm not chancing going out and having to come back in a bad storm.

joeKel73

Wind and rain is starting to kick up a bit now. Will be taking a trip down to the Spanish Arch in about half an hour (high tide: 5.39pm) to have a look...

kippy

The thing is, there is a limit to what the council can do outside of proper planning (and we know that has been an issue)
If there is a high tide together with already swollen rivers AND high winds, it doesnt matter a fcuk, theres nowhere for a lot of the surplus water to go.

That being said, the drains have been cleaned out around the city, a bit of wind and a shed load of leaves on the ground over the next few days undos that work.

snubbleste

foto joe wrote: »

Wind and rain is starting to kick up a bit now. Will be taking a trip down to the Spanish Arch in about half an hour (high tide: 5.39pm) to have a look...

Take some pics and show us.
Where do the swans shelter in this weather?

joeKel73

Had a walk down by the Spanish Arch there, very cold blusterly wind and the tide is right up to the edge down there... but not over it. Was expecting it to be higher and the water rougher... so kept the camera dry! City council have a tanker down there at the ready to pump out water if needs be.

Restaurant barriers getting blown around a bit on Quay street - annoys me how they can just claim the pedestrian street anyway! :mad: