b'4 Goal 4 Drainage and Flood ManagementGoal: Great understanding of risks It is likely that climate change will have aand consequences of flooding and considerable impact on flood risk in the future, with successful management of a projections indicating that the number of heavy co-ordinated approach to drainage rainfall days per year may increase, which could lead and flooding. to an increase in both fluvial and pluvial (storm water) flood risk. Climate Change poses significant risks to waterWhile there is considerable uncertainty associated management and will exacerbate existing pressureswith most aspects of the potential impacts of climate in terms of water supply, quality and flooding. Waterchange on water quality and flood risk, it will bemanagement, particularly water quality, drainage andprudent from this point on for the Council to take the flooding, remains very much the responsibility potential for change into further account in dealing of Kildare County Council notwithstanding thewith water quality, the design and development of transition to Irish Water. local drainage systems and flood risk management The CFRAMS programme has completed importantmeasures. work to meet the requirements of the EU Floods The actions of this goal are set out under fourDirective and deliver on the National Floods fundamental objectives together representing aPolicy.Flooding risks and impacts from across partscoherent response that seeks to reduce the risks toof Kildare arise from many sources including heavywater management, of the negative impacts ofrainfall, fluvial flooding from rivers, lakes and streams,climate change:groundwater flooding and exceedance or capacity issues with drainage networks. The implementation ofMitigate the risk and impact of flooding.this strategy will be confirmed by outputs in the Provide and plan for effective drainagesecond cycle of CFRAMS. systems. The impacts of flooding can be devastating to Provide for adequate and quality water supplyproperties, business, infrastructure, cultural heritagein times of extreme drought conditions.and the natural environment.Liaise and work with other bodies, agenciesresponsible for the management of water courses. 76'