Excellence in Flood and Water Management
This award celebrates projects which are integral to reduction of flood risk and sustainable water management.
It is open to LI members.
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What we are celebrating
This award celebrates projects which are integral to the reduction of flood risk and sustainable water management, and the wider promotion of sustainable drainage schemes. It includes projects of all scales, from large-scale interventions which contribute towards catchment or river basin management, to small site-based designs and interventions, such as rain gardens or bio–attenuation products.
This award is open to different types of landscape works, including (but not necessarily limited to):
- Assessment or research
- Planning document
- Design: early/concept
- Design: detailed/technical
- Management strategy
Limitations
To enter this Award:
- The work may be of any scale
- Part of the awarded activity must have taken place between July 2019 and July 2021
- The work may be a stand-alone project or form part of a larger project
Judging criteria
This award will be scored by an independent panel of judges against our Judging Criteria:
- Design
- Sustainability
- Value
- Professionalism
In selecting an eventual winner, the judges will focus especially on the degree to which the entry:
- has mitigated environmental harms and pollution wherever possible, including accounting for water quality
- has sought to make a positive contribution towards healthy, connected habitats for biodiverse species
Follow this link to read more details on these criteria and the sub-criteria to make sure you clearly identify how your work meets the specific requirements for your category.
Excellence in Flood and Water Management Award 2020 Winner
An overview from the last years Awards winner on what made their entry successful and much more
Submitting your entry
This is an online entry.
Make sure you carefully read the How to Enter page for important information about the process and conditions of entry.
You should also read the Judging Criteria and the guide to entering Professional categories for information on eligibility and what you will need to provide in your entry.