Water Cleared
By James Lawless ~ December 2nd, 2009. Filed under: Environment, Sallins.
Quick update, the water is now gone from the Waterways development. A volunteer team led by local engineer Brendan McCauley dug a trench out across the Kerdiffstown road. The problem was that a stream running behind the Waterways site has historically served as a feeder for the canal and an offrun for surface water from the surrounds. Naas Town Council among others sift water into that drain from Monread road and as far away as Lakelands. The culverts which facilitated the final passage into the canal were blocked causing the buildup. Now clear thanks to the lads.
Our committee are meeting tonight and I will post updates as news and information comes through. We will be looking at next steps and what the immediate needs are now of the people affected. Information also on www.sallins.org
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
The water courses leading down to the back of the Waterways can be tracked on this map – http://ims0.osiemaps.ie/website/publicviewer/main.aspx#V1,689760,722638,6
December 2nd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Thanks for the updates James, sorry to hear about The Waterways but good to know that Sallins Pier was spared. From reading initial reports from down here in Australia I was a bit worried.
Keep up the good work.
December 8th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Hi Eoghan, yeah thankfully the Pier was spared, some people did have sandabags out but it never really threatened us thank God. Hope Oz is treating you well! James