boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
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PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY <strong>2012</strong>-<strong>2018</strong> & BEYOND Chapter 3: Infrastructure & Services<br />
Objective 19<br />
Have regard to the initiatives, as appropriate, of the<br />
Department of Transport Smarter Travel – A<br />
Sustainable Transport Future, A New Transport<br />
Policy for Ireland 2009-2020, and implement within<br />
the Plan Area as appropriate.<br />
Policy for Pedestrian & Cycle Routes<br />
Policy 11<br />
Seek to improve and create additional facilities for<br />
pedestrians and cyclists as opportunities arise and as<br />
part of new developments. Seek also to secure the<br />
provision of the pedestrian routes identified in this<br />
LAP<br />
3.3 WATER SERVICES<br />
3.3.1 Existing Context<br />
Water Supply<br />
The Boyle/Ardcarne Regional Water Supply Scheme<br />
serves Boyle town. The source for this scheme is at<br />
Rockingham Springs, which is located to the east of<br />
Boyle town. The water currently receives chlorination<br />
and fluoridation at the source before being pumped to<br />
Carrickmore reservoir, which feeds Boyle Town and<br />
hinterland via gravity.<br />
The current water supply is considered adequate but the<br />
water quality needs attention. The contract documents<br />
for the provision of a Design/Build/Operate Water<br />
Treatment <strong>plan</strong>t at Rockingham Springs have been<br />
submitted to the DEHLG. The contract documents also<br />
include the augmentation of Rockingham springs with<br />
three production wells at Hughestown via a new<br />
pumping station and rising main. The works have been<br />
included in the 2010-<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong> Water Services<br />
Investment Programme (WSIP). This project is<br />
currently on hold but is expected to commence during<br />
the lifetime of the LAP. This will ensure that sufficient<br />
potable water is supplied to meet the commercial,<br />
industrial, residential and agricultural water needs<br />
during the LAP period. The <strong>Council</strong> has already<br />
introduced charges for non-domestic water metering.<br />
‣ Groundwater Vulnerability & Protection<br />
Groundwater and water catchment <strong>area</strong>s have an<br />
inherent ecological and economic value and are a major<br />
resource that needs to be protected. Groundwater<br />
contributes to rivers and lakes, and therefore influences<br />
amenity and recreational value. The <strong>Council</strong> is<br />
responsible for the protection of all waters including<br />
rivers, lakes, and groundwater. These responsibilities<br />
include; implementation of pollution control measures,<br />
licensing of effluent discharges, implementing and<br />
monitoring compliance with environmental regulations,<br />
and the drawing up of pollution contingency measures.<br />
The Geological Survey of Ireland/<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> publication ‘<strong>County</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong> Groundwater<br />
Protection Scheme’ (June 2003) states that a large<br />
portion of the county is classed as having either<br />
‘extreme or high vulnerability <strong>area</strong>s and risk of<br />
contamination’. The Boyle LAP <strong>area</strong> falls within five<br />
vulnerability classes (See appended Map 5). Part of the<br />
Boyle LAP Area also lies within the Rockingham<br />
Springs Inner Source Protection Zone and has an<br />
Extreme Vulnerability Rating. Figure 6 (page 28) below<br />
illustrates the Boyle Source Protection Zones. The<br />
Planning Authority will consider the groundwater<br />
vulnerability as per the GSI findings when assessing<br />
development proposals in the Boyle <strong>area</strong>. (Source:<br />
Geological Survey of Ireland - www.gsi.ie).<br />
3.3.2 Water Services Strategy<br />
The Water Services Strategy aims to;<br />
• ensure that there are adequate services and<br />
infrastructure associated with the water supply<br />
network for the current and future development<br />
envelope<br />
• ensure that the network and its provision is<br />
efficient, cost effective, environmentally<br />
appropriate and that it protects public health<br />
• wherever practicable, services and infrastructure<br />
should be delivered in an integrated manner prior<br />
to the development of <strong>area</strong>s.<br />
Policies for Water Supply<br />
Policy 12<br />
Provide the water supply in an effective, efficient, fair<br />
and equitable manner, in the best interests of proper<br />
<strong>plan</strong>ning and sustainable development and in<br />
accordance with EU policies and Directives.<br />
Policy 13<br />
Implement the Groundwater Protection Plans for the<br />
Boyle/Ardcarn Water Supply as well as having regard<br />
to the European Communities Environmental<br />
Objectives (Surface Waters) Regulations 2009 in<br />
relation to surface water environmental quality<br />
standards for the <strong>County</strong>.<br />
Policy 14<br />
Protect <strong>area</strong>s identified as key for ‘source protection<br />
<strong>area</strong>s’ for drinking water supplies and protect<br />
groundwater quality. Support the use of Ground Water<br />
Protection Schemes (where available) in the<br />
development management process.<br />
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