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season flooding on land

  • 19-06-2017 7:27pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭


    is land that is on a flood plain and floods occassionally be planted ? will the agri department approve planning for such land ?would drainage works help get approval


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭fergus1001


    is land that is on a flood plain and floods occassionally be planted ? will the agri department approve planning for such land ?would drainage works help get approval


    No not really if you could see a way of draining the land to keep it dry that would do but you would need a report from an engineer to back it up which costs money

    Where in the world is it ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 576 ✭✭✭timfromtang


    is land that is on a flood plain and floods occassionally be planted ? will the agri department approve planning for such land ?would drainage works help get approval

    since flooding is likely to increase in frequency and severity with climate change, this might not be the best idea in the world.
    Drainage works or levee's or suchlike would simply move the flooding elsewhere.
    However........
    It might be possible to plant the area with a flood tolerant species (willow for example), although whether this would make sense from a commercial forestry point of view is another story.
    tim


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,809 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    is land that is on a flood plain and floods occassionally be planted ? will the agri department approve planning for such land ?would drainage works help get approval

    It's doable yes, but what trees are you thinking of planting?

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭jerryg


    since flooding is likely to increase in frequency and severity with climate change, this might not be the best idea in the world.
    Drainage works or levee's or suchlike would simply move the flooding elsewhere.
    However........
    It might be possible to plant the area with a flood tolerant species (willow for example), although whether this would make sense from a commercial forestry point of view is another story.
    tim

    Alder and maybe Birch may also be a possibility, as they are marginal wetland trees.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,173 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    Would the ground be flooded for days at a time or week's, what's the soil type .


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭handlemaster


    fergus1001 wrote: »
    is land that is on a flood plain and floods occassionally be planted ? will the agri department approve planning for such land ?would drainage works help get approval


    No not really if you could see a way of draining the land to keep it dry that would do but you would need a report from an engineer to back it up which costs money

    Where in the world is it ?


    What would the report have tout say ?how Michel would that be ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭fergus1001


    What would the report have tout say ?how Michel would that be ?


    Engineer would go out and take a topological survey of the ground and then compare it to the max height of floods in the area, so if it's under 5 foot of water every winter your out of luck, report would cost €600 or so


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