Comments on: The day after http://jameslawless.ie/2009/12/05/the-day-after/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-day-after Politics, Kildare, Work and Play! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:29:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joseph http://jameslawless.ie/2009/12/05/the-day-after/#comment-1192 Joseph Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:49:03 +0000 http://jameslawless.ie/?p=794#comment-1192 This is an interesting and well informed article. One thing it misses is to take the issue to it's logical conclusion. It is clear that this canal feeder stream is taking water from several and too many sources. This is a planning issue and the local authorities should not have allowed this to develop. Clearly this culvert should not have become blocked, these things do not happen overnight so there are questions to ask about maintenance. Poor planning and poor, possibly non existent, maintenance are what caused this flooding. Who is responsible for planning, that would be Kildare Co. Co and who is responsible for maintenance of this culvert, that would be Kildare Co. Co.. This is an interesting and well informed article. One thing it misses is to take the issue to it’s logical conclusion.

It is clear that this canal feeder stream is taking water from several and too many sources. This is a planning issue and the local authorities should not have allowed this to develop.

Clearly this culvert should not have become blocked, these things do not happen overnight so there are questions to ask about maintenance.

Poor planning and poor, possibly non existent, maintenance are what caused this flooding. Who is responsible for planning, that would be Kildare Co. Co and who is responsible for maintenance of this culvert, that would be Kildare Co. Co..

]]> By: James Lawless – View from the Tracks » Blog Archive » Prime Time on Sallins Flooding http://jameslawless.ie/2009/12/05/the-day-after/#comment-1191 James Lawless – View from the Tracks » Blog Archive » Prime Time on Sallins Flooding Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:31:59 +0000 http://jameslawless.ie/?p=794#comment-1191 [...] expect? A casual and callous remark, in my view and an uninformed one at that. I have stated in the past exactly why I believe the Waterways flooded and a flood plain does not come into it. The Minister [...] [...] expect? A casual and callous remark, in my view and an uninformed one at that. I have stated in the past exactly why I believe the Waterways flooded and a flood plain does not come into it. The Minister [...]

]]> By: Cass Flower http://jameslawless.ie/2009/12/05/the-day-after/#comment-1178 Cass Flower Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:08:23 +0000 http://jameslawless.ie/?p=794#comment-1178 I was wondering today how things had panned out in the Waterways. I posted on Politics.ie about the culvert being a problem during the floods. Your blog explains the problem very clearly. There was a big rush to blame every aspect of the floods on new development, which in general has better drainage systems and floods less than the old historic city centres. This culvert seems to be taking water from here, there and everywhere and nobody had a watch on its capacity until it was too late. Surface water management has been the poor relation of water and sewerage (and they have been underfunded). You have your work cut out to get something done, given the number of agencies involved. Good luck with that. I was wondering today how things had panned out in the Waterways. I posted on Politics.ie about the culvert being a problem during the floods. Your blog explains the problem very clearly.

There was a big rush to blame every aspect of the floods on new development, which in general has better drainage systems and floods less than the old historic city centres.

This culvert seems to be taking water from here, there and everywhere and nobody had a watch on its capacity until it was too late.

Surface water management has been the poor relation of water and sewerage (and they have been underfunded). You have your work cut out to get something done, given the number of agencies involved. Good luck with that.

]]> By: Conor http://jameslawless.ie/2009/12/05/the-day-after/#comment-1164 Conor Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:30:16 +0000 http://jameslawless.ie/?p=794#comment-1164 It needs to be made clear that the Waterways is not built in a swap, it not built in a flood plain and is not a victim of bad planning. I think the Waterways is probably the best development in Sallins. Mixed use, high density, adjacent to village centre and train station. The record needs to be set straight on the Waterways before it gets run into the ground for all the wrong reasons. It needs to be made clear that the Waterways is not built in a swap, it not built in a flood plain and is not a victim of bad planning.

I think the Waterways is probably the best development in Sallins. Mixed use, high density, adjacent to village centre and train station.

The record needs to be set straight on the Waterways before it gets run into the ground for all the wrong reasons.

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