Amendments to Chapter 9 - Infrastructure and Utilities

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Amend Objective IU O3: Surface Water Management and SuDS - It is an objective of the Council to:

a) Maintain, improve and enhance the environmental and ecological quality of surface waters and groundwater, including reducing the discharges of pollutants or contaminants to waters in accordance with the Proposed Ireland River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2012-2022-2027 (DHPLG) and associated Programme of Measures.

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Amend and add the following text to Objective IU O3 as follows:

Objective IU O3 (c) Require all new developments, to include Sustainable Urban   Drainage Systems SuDS (SuDS) to control surface water outfall and protect water quality, and where possible, a nature based approached should be considered and incorporated.

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The following sentence to be added under Section 9.3 of the plan:

Regard will be had to the Government’s best practice guidance document, Nature-based Solutions to the Management of Rainwater and Surface Water Runoff in Urban Areas (December 2021).

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Amend Objective IU O1 - Wastewater Infrastructure: Part B as follows:

b) Ensure adequate wastewater infrastructure is available to cater for existing and proposed development, in collaboration with Irish Water, avoiding any deterioration in the quality of receiving waters and ensuring discharge meets the requirements of the Water Framework Directive. This includes the separation of foul and surface water through the provision of sewerage networks and nature based rainwater management measures.

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Add a Part (c) to Objective IU O2: Water Supply Infrastructure as follows:

Objective IU O2 - Water Infrastructure:

(c) To promote water conservation and demand management measures among all water users, and to support Irish Water in implementing water conservation measures, such as leakage reduction and network improvements, including innovative solutions in specific situations

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Amend Objective IU O3 to include a part ‘f’ as follows:

Objective IU O3: Surface Water Management and SuDS

(f) To maximise the capacity of existing collection systems for foul water, the discharge of additional surface water to combined (foul and surface water) sewers is not permitted.

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Add Objective IUO4(e) as follows:

 (e)Ensure future development of lands within Flood Risk Zone A/B is in accordance with the plan-making Justification Tests in the SFRA.

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Amend Objective IUO4 in Chapter 9 to add a Part (f) as follows

(f) Ensure that any future development preserves access requirements for the maintenance of Arterial Drainage Schemes and Drainage Districts.

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The following sentence to be added under Chapter 9 Section 9.3:

Regard will be had to the Government’s best practice guidance document, Nature-based Solutions to the Management of Rainwater and Surface Water Runoff in Urban Areas (December 2021).

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