Glossary
Term
Definition
AA
Appropriate Assessment
AEP
Annual Exceedance Probability
AFA
Area for Further Assessment
AMAX
Annual Maximum
BATNEEC
Best Available Techniques not Entailing Excessive Cost
BL
ByrneLooby (Company's Previous Name)
CEMP
Construction Environmental Management Plan
CFRAM
Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management
DCC
Dublin City Council
DLRCC
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
DAS
Defence Asset Survey
DAFF
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
DEHLG
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
DEM
Digital Elevation Model (Includes surfaces of structures, vegetation etc.)
DTM
Digital Terrain Model (‘bare earth model; does not include surfaces of structures, vegetation etc)
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
EIAR
Environmental Impact Assessment Report
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ESB
Electricity Supply Board
FRMP
Flood Risk Management Plan
FRR
Flood Risk Review
FRS
Flood Studies Report
FAS
Flood Alleviation Scheme
GIS
Geographical Information System
HEFS
High-End Future Scenario
HEP
Hydrological Estimation Point
HPW
High Priority Watercourse
HWA
Hydrograph Width Analysis
IBIDEM
Interactive Bridge Invoking the Design Event Method
ICPSS
Irish Coastal Protection Strategy Study
IFI
Inland Fisheries Ireland
LA
Local Authority
LIDAR
Light Detection and Ranging
MCA
Multi Criteria Analysis
MPW
Medium Priority Watercourse
MRFS
Mid-Range Future Scenario
NIS
Natura Impact Statement
NHA
National Heritage Area
OPW
The Office of Public Works
PFRA
Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment
Q(T)
Flow for a given return period
QMED
Median annual flood, used in FSU methods
SAC
Special Area of Conservation
SPA
Special Protection Area
SDCC
South Dublin County Council
SuDS
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
T
Return period, inverse of AEP
Tp
Time to peak
TUFLOW
Two-dimensional hydraulic modelling software
WFD
Water Framework Directive
