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15 1950

ERNE DRAINAGE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1950

FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT.

Works to be Carried Out.

1. Deepening the bed, and where required, removal and re-alignment of the banks of the River Erne between Rosscor and Belleek to such effect that the improved channel shall have a capacity of not less than 660,000 cubic feet per minute with the water level of the Lower Lough at 152.0 feet above O.D., and the water level at the dam at Cliff at 143.0 feet above O.D.—the work to extend from the Lower Lough to 500 feet or thereabouts in a north-westerly direction from the centre of the road bridge over the River Erne at the Town of Belleek; disposal of material excavated from the bed and banks of the River Erne and the underpinning of Rosscor Bridge.

2. Construction of a new road bridge and approaches over the River Erne at Belleek to replace the existing bridge, and the removal of the existing bridge and such portion of the existing approaches as may be agreed between the Ministry and the Board.

3. Construction of a barrage and sluices near Enniskillen with a crest level when closed of 150.0 feet above O.D., and a sill level of 136.0 feet above O.D., and a total clear water width of 172.0 feet, capable of passing a discharge of 660,000 cubic feet per minute with the Lower Lough at 152.0 feet above O.D. and a loss of head through the sluices not exceeding four inches with all gates lifted clear of the water, or such works of a like nature capable of passing the discharge aforesaid as may be agreed between the Ministry and the Board, and all or any of the foregoing works shall include such provision as may be necessary for navigation, the passage of fish and the future control and maintenance of such works.

4. Removal of the existing barrage and sluices across the River Erne at Belleek, their operating mechanism, and any incidental works.

5. Any works necessary, incidental or ancillary to any of the foregoing works.