APPENDIX 27
Memorandum submitted
by Lincolnshire Drainage Boards (F40)
In response to the Committee's request for evidence
in connection with the above Inquiry, representatives of Lincolnshire
Drainage Boards met to consider an appropriate submission.
Lincolnshire is heavily dependent upon flood
and coastal defences to protect the industrial sector in the north,
the tourism industry along the east coast, the commercial sectors
within the County and the high-grade agricultural land around
the Wash and Fens. Lincolnshire Drainage Boards protect 212,829
hectares within the county, which incorporates 21,542 hectares
(83.17 square miles) of industrial, commercial or residential
properties. The protection afforded by the Boards activities contributes
towards the sustainability of the infrastructure of the County's
communications networks, whilst the water level management systems
ensure the continued existence and enhancement of a number of
diverse sites of nature conservation and special scientific interest.
The Boards' representatives totally endorsed
the submission of the Association of Drainage Authorities and
would welcome the opportunity to assist the Select Committee with
any further evidence which may be required.
The Boards would extend a warm welcome should
the Agriculture Committee wish to visit the area and inspect the
diversity and extent of the Boards' activities.
16 April 1998
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