The town of Fermoy lies on the banks of the Munster Blackwater River in the south west of Ireland. Severe flooding has caused significant damage over recent years and in 2002 the Office of Public Works commissioned a report to look at long-term solutions to the problem.
In 2009 the first phase of the Munster Blackwater Flood Drainage Scheme commenced with FM Environmental installing major stormwater relief pumping stations in Fermoy and the neighbouring town of Mallow.
