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Greater Lincolnshire LEP

House of Commons Launch for LEP’s Water Management Plan

With just 613mm of rain per year, the city of Lincoln is drier than Miami, Buenos Aires and Nairobi and receives the same amount of rainfall annually as Cape Town. Yet much of Greater Lincolnshire is low-lying or reclaimed land prone to coastal flooding.

Managing these extremes is an important challenge, which is why the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership has commissioned a Water Management Plan for the area.

The plan, which will be launched next month in the Houses of Parliament, sets out the LEP’s strategy for water management, both flood reduction and water supply.

Boston MP Matt Warman will host the launch of the LEP’s Water for Growth Water Management Plan 2015 – 2040 in the House of Commons at 4pm on 6th September 2016.

The aim of the plan is for Greater Lincolnshire to be seen as a national exemplar for water management and to act as an incentive for investors in the LEP’s priority sectors.

The plan can be divided into three key themes: education, research and training; water provision for growth; and flood risk reduction.

“Greater Lincolnshire has a particular set of challenges, including relatively low rainfall and large areas of low-lying, reclaimed farmland,” said Ursula Lidbetter MBE, Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire LEP.

“It also has a major agrifood sector which relies on effective water management and a long, low-lying coastline which is subject to flood risk – the risk of coastal and river flooding affects up to 45% of the land in Greater Lincolnshire.

“We have long recognised the vital importance of water management for Greater Lincolnshire, which is why we established our Water Management Board and a series of water for growth workshops in 2015.

“Now we’re ready to share our Water Management Plan, as we believe that the effective management of flood risk and water resources is a critical factor in enabling economic growth across our area.”

Matt Warman MP commented: “I am delighted to be able to host the launch of Greater Lincolnshire’s Water Management Plan in Parliament. The plan is vitally important to help prevent flooding in our county, while also supporting local economic growth in areas such as Boston and in making sure we have enough water for our agricultural sector.

“I commend the Local Enterprise Partnership for leading the way on this issue and look forward to helping to shape the development of the plan over the next few years.”

You can download the LEP’s Water Management Plan here.

Members of the media are invited to attend the launch but must make prior arrangements with Shooting Star. The launch takes place from 4pm to 6pm on Tuesday 6th September in Dining Room B at the House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Entrance via Cromwell Green.

Notes to Editors:

• The Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership is a private and public sector partnership led by the private sector which aims to improve conditions for infrastructure and doing business in the Greater Lincolnshire area.
• One of the first LEPs to be established in the UK, the Greater Lincolnshire LEP covers a large geographical area with a population of over one million and a diverse range of industries, from ports and logistics to farming, tourism and engineering.
• It includes North and North-East Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire and is controlled by a LEP board made up of leading figures in the public and private sector.
• Visit www.greaterlincolnshirelep.co.uk for more information.
• Greater Lincolnshire has been affected by a number of significant coastal and inland floods, most notably in 1953, 2007, 2012 and 2013.
• The Greater Lincolnshire LEP has developed the Water Management Plan in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders and partner organisations, shaping and refining it through workshops.

For media information please contact:
Jez Ashberry
Shooting Star
01522 528540
07780 735071
jez@weareshootingstar.co.uk
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