how to solve flood crisis

the_pen_turner · 04-01-2016 02:45AM #1

hi there

I hope this thread doesn't turn into a big mess

what can be done to stop or at least reduce the flood crisis in this country

I think we need one authority over rivers that make sure that they are cleaned
I live beside a river and down stream is full of trees down in it. we get as much out as we can

establish in law what are flood plains and set up systems to protect them from development

demolish some developments that are in flood planes and restore them for the greater good

plant more trees to help soak up water

make it law that all properties be responsible for their run off. make car parks and yards permeable and soak away areas under them

widen any arches under bridges that are slowing down rivers and catching debris

what do you think can be done to solve this problem

04-01-2016 02:47AM

I think when the rain and weather get really bad they should take the roads in.

It'll save them being damaged and discourage people from travelling

Cantona's Collars · 04-01-2016 02:47AM

We have the president visiting Enniscorthy,yep-a 4 foot tall man is going to help.:rolleyes:

Whosthis · 04-01-2016 02:49AM

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artanevilla · 04-01-2016 02:49AM

Air drop large sponges into affected areas.

The Randy Riverbeast · 04-01-2016 02:49AM

We all live on boats. Flooding then becomes a good thing.

paleoperson · 04-01-2016 03:06AM

An Irish solution... get a couple of tractors and get them to pump it away.

Barry Badrinath · 04-01-2016 03:07AM

STILTS!

the_pen_turner · 04-01-2016 03:14AM

The Randy Riverbeast wrote: »

We all live on boats. Flooding then becomes a good thing.

not as stupid as you think.
I watched a documentary a while back where some guy bought a wet site and build a few houses that would float . when the water rose the house would rise with it.
it was probably in somewhere organised like Scandinavia or holland

Custardpi · 04-01-2016 03:16AM

The obvious solution, as every decent business person knows is not to see the floods as a crisis but rather an opportunity. For instance, instead of moaning about a bit of water in Enniscorthy why not embrace it & rebrand the town as "The Venice of South Eastern Ireland". This will save on expensive flood repairs (the water will be left there), while providing exciting potential for tourism.

KERSPLAT! · 04-01-2016 03:17AM

A few tubes of silicone

Ruu · 04-01-2016 03:24AM

Something something Irish Water.

Richard Hillman · 04-01-2016 03:28AM

It's tough one. It would cost a hell of a lot of money to install permanent flood defences.

I am quite disappointed with the response to the floods. If there was a natural disaster in another country we would be inundated with charity colllections for the victim's. Where are the hotlines and collectors for this???

Ruu · 04-01-2016 03:34AM

Lagging jackets maybe?

Atlantic Dawn · 04-01-2016 03:35AM

A big massive Chinese style reservour in the centre of the country might not be a bad idea, look for least populated area and use that.

the_pen_turner · 04-01-2016 03:39AM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

A few tubes of silicone

you can laugh and mock all you want.

silicon will help. it cant do any harm

my neighbour was/is threatened by flooding. almost at floor level a few days ago

I siliconed her front door before we put the sand bags there

I know it wont stop it coming up through the floor or through the toilets or soaking through the walls. but it will dramatically reduce the volume coming through the door

RobbingBandit · 04-01-2016 03:41AM

Dam the lot of them...

The rivers that is

cbyrd · 04-01-2016 03:45AM

A huge big pipe.!

Picture it okay..
Spain in the summer being kept hydrated by Irish flood water.. A big pipe, not as big as the mahogany gas pipe from Russia mind, but big enough to ship and pay for Itself and Irish Water would have a good name again.. (as in not the company) but real unflouridated water..

topmanamillion · 04-01-2016 03:46AM

Do not build on flood plains.
5 years minimum jail sentence for any local authority member that ignores engineering reports.

The simple fact is we can't build defenses along the entire length of the river shannon (360km long)
Where defences can be improved that makes sense both financially and environmentally then do it. But there are some people, through no fault of their own, who are living in unsustainable areas. They will have to be relocated/compensated through state coffers and areas designated as flood plains and the building of further homes/commercial areas on them prevented by law.

colossus-x · 04-01-2016 03:49AM

Relocate all towns away from major rivers. Towns by rivers is a throwback to the an era when traders travelled by boat/river and congregated by a port or whatever. If we didn't build all our towns around them then we wouldn't be suffering so much.

Atlantic Dawn · 04-01-2016 03:50AM

colossus-x wrote: »

Relocate all towns away from major rivers. Towns by rivers is a throwback to the an era when traders travelled by boat/river and congregated by a port or whatever. If we didn't build all our towns around them then we wouldn't be suffering so much.

How much will that cost?

topmanamillion · 04-01-2016 03:52AM

colossus-x wrote: »

Relocate all towns away from major rivers. Towns by rivers is a throwback to the an era when traders travelled by boat/river and congregated by a port or whatever. If we didn't build all our towns around them then we wouldn't be suffering so much.

Completely unfeasible, every major town and city in the country is built on/near a river.

cbyrd · 04-01-2016 03:56AM

colossus-x wrote:

Relocate all towns away from major rivers. Towns by rivers is a throwback to the an era when traders travelled by boat/river and congregated by a port or whatever. If we didn't build all our towns around them then we wouldn't be suffering so much.

They're already built.. The reaction now is has to be a solution rather than a blame game/what should have been done.. The damage is done. Time to find a real workable solution.

Mountainsandh · 04-01-2016 04:08AM

Lots of artificial lakes/reservoirs + deeper drains/ditches like in other countries.

Or, in the toothless words of the wise old man who renovated my old cottage : "polybond it".
(The answer to all of life's problems)

For Forks Sake · 04-01-2016 11:48AM

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Dam the lot of them...

The rivers that is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6YQ8VBusQI

smash · 04-01-2016 11:50AM

Iodine tablets?

They'll have to become useful at some stage...

diomed · 04-01-2016 12:13PM

Everyone should live on a mountain or we should build an ark or tell the culchies to htfu.

SEPT 23 1989 · 04-01-2016 12:22PM

remove all the obstacles to free flowing water with bouncing bombs

syklops · 04-01-2016 12:31PM

Stop building on flood plains would be a start.

Stop bribing the planning authority to let you live anywhere you want. would also help.

jmayo · 04-01-2016 12:38PM

the_pen_turner wrote: »

not as stupid as you think.
I watched a documentary a while back where some guy bought a wet site and build a few houses that would float . when the water rose the house would rise with it.
it was probably in somewhere organised like Scandinavia or holland

Actually a guy on Grand Designs built a floating house along the Thames in an area that floods.
The house basement is within a concrete tank structure much like a ship's dry dock and on four posts nicknamed "dolphins".
It raises up and down on the posts if flood water gets into the tank.

Really cool, but really expensive.
And knowing some Irish builders I would be loathe to build it here.

Custardpi wrote: »

The obvious solution, as every decent business person knows is not to see the floods as a crisis but rather an opportunity. ..

I thought Aldi/Lidl missed an opportunity not having their inflatable boats in stock.

jmayo · 04-01-2016 12:42PM

syklops wrote: »

Stop building on flood plains would be a start.

Stop bribing the planning authority to let you live anywhere you want. would also help.

Carrick on Shannon is great example of this stupidity.
The council allowed housing development/shops along the river on road to Sligo, in an area that anyone with a memory or an ounce of cop on could easily deduce was liable to flood.

how to solve flood crisis

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