Stakeholder consultation had an important contribution to make towards this study.
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Stakeholder Consultation
The current studies, in relation to the long-term water supply needs of the Dublin Region (Water Supply Area), have been underway since 2004. Over the intervening period, two phases of public consultation have taken place (2006 & 2008/09) under the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process, regarding potential new source options for meeting long-term supply needs. The (2008) draft Plan and Environmental Reports, involving 10 potential new water supply options, were tabled for public consultation under the SEA (Phase 2) process from November 2008 to Feb / March 2009. Consultations with stakeholders during this period were extensive and feedback from the process has now been incorporated, as appropriate, into the current recommendations. A Non Technical Summary of the recommendations (and a Power Point Presentation) is now being made available to stakeholders and the general public, via this dedicated project website, in order to provide an interim update on the current status of the project (July 2010).
The purpose of the previous public consultation was to
- Outline the water supply options selected for taking into the statutory planning process;
- Outline the reasons for selection;
- Outline how environmental considerations have been taken into account in the selection process;
- Monitor measures to be implemented.
It also provided Stakeholders with
- An opportunity for accurate information on the options to be communicated in order to identify concerns early on in the process;
- Identification of the key Stakeholders who are likely, or feel themselves likely, to be impacted by the proposals being considered;
- An understanding of where each of those Stakeholders stands in terms of positive/negative/neutral;
- Accurate insight into the actual or perceived impact that Stakeholders feel the proposals will have.
Consultation Process
This second phase of the Strategic Environmental Assessment was supported by designated personnel from the Consultant's (RPS) Project Communications Unit, who liaised with Stakeholder groups and individuals regarding their specific questions and issues.
Consultation was also supplemented with regular newsletters and this website where up-to-date information on progress will continuously be made available.
Stakeholder consultation had an important contribution to make towards this study. Feedback received from Stakeholders during the first phase of the SEA led to the scope of the follow-up studies (Preliminary Report 2007/8) and scoping of SEA Phase 2.
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For information on the selection process please click here