Body: ESB
Legal Role: Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927 S.19 (b)
Administrative Role: Control, manage, and maintain in good repair and condition and proper and efficient working order each and every part or section of the Shannon works.
Physical Works: Continuous monitoring of water levels and rates of drawdown to ensure embankment stability. Levels either above maximum allowed or below minimum allowed can have adverse effects on embankment stability.
Permits/Licences: N/A
Assets: Fort Henry (3.1km), Ardclooney (1.2km), Ardnacrusha Headrace Left (11.6km) and Ardnacrusha Headrace Right (11.6km) Embankments (Category A)
Description: Fort Henry and Ardclooney embankments upstream of Parteen Weir. Ardnacrusha embankments on headrace canal. See attached map and GIS data.
Timing: Ongoing
External Constraints: N/A
Output KPI: Embankment safety maintained
Expected Outcome: Maintenance of embankment safety, prevention of inundation due to embankment breaches, regulation of water levels in Lough Derg and Parteen Basin in accordance with ESBs Regulations and Guidelines for the Control of the River Shannon, including diversion of water from the River Shannon through Ardnacrusha Headrace