The
Flood and Water Management Scrutiny Committee comprises of eleven
councillors, representing the political balance of the Council,
plus seven non-executive councillors, appointed by each of
Lincolnshire's seven district councils.
The
Flood and Water Management Scrutiny Committee will consider the
following:-
The
development and delivery of the Local Flood Risk Management
Strategy; including the delivery of the Lincolnshire Common Works
Programme;
The
effectiveness of the Lincolnshire Flood Risk and Drainage
Management Partnership and related partnership
developments;
Lincolnshire County Council's delivery of its local leadership
role in relation to flood and water management;
The
work of all flood risk management authorities operating within
Lincolnshire;
The
local implementation of the Environment Agency-led national
Strategy for Flood Risk and Coastal Erosion;
Action plans relating to all relevant plans and strategies, such
as (but not exclusively) Shoreline Management Plans and Catchment
Flood Management Plans (main rivers);
All
major strategic initiatives relating to water
management;
The
Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership's Water
Management Board, including the development and implementation of
its Water Management Plan; and
Any other matter with particular relevance
to flood risk and water management within Lincolnshire or likely to
affect Lincolnshire.
The
meetings are usually held quarterly on a Monday at 10.00 a.m., in
Committee Room One, County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1YL
(unless otherwise stated). The meetings
are generally open to the public, unless otherwise
specified.
The
full terms of reference for the Flood and Water Management Scrutiny
Committee are set out in Part 2 of the Council's Constitution.