FLOODING of homes in Liscannor has become an issue following excessive rainfall in recent times.
Clare County Council were urged by Cllr Bill Slattery (FG) to engage with the OPW and landowners in Liscannor “to alleviate their serious concerns”. He said this is stemming from “flooding of their homes after excessive and prolonged rainfall” in Lislarkin, Liscannor.
Slattery said, “As regards the flooding in that particular area, I’ve been up there with the homeowners before Christmas. They were in a serious situation with regards to water coming into their houses”.
Lahinch based Bill maintained that he had engaged with the local landowners suffering the flooding in recent times and was now asking the Council and Office of Public Works to try to respond to the concerns of locals.
Senior executive engineer in the West Clare MD, Tony Neville said responsibility rests with the landowners. “The watercourse in question is the Ballysteen River. This watercourse is not part of a Drainage District Scheme (Local Authority responsibility) or an Arterial Drainage Scheme (OPW responsibility), hence responsibility for maintenance and upkeep rests with the relevant landowners”.
Neville advised, “Clare County Council staff have already engaged with the landowners adjacent to the Ballysteen River and are confident that a programme of works will be undertaken shortly which will reduce the risk of future flooding”.
