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Drainage Boards
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Internal Drainage Boards are autonomous public bodies under the direct control of the board members, varying in size from a few hundred hectares to tens of thousands of hectares depending on the size of the drainage district. They are statutory bodies set up to manage water levels in a defined district for the benefit of land managers, householders and industry in that area. They are funded by agricultural occupiers through a rate and local authorities through a levy.
Board duties include:
- Levying of drainage rates and their collection
- Maintenance of drains, pumping stations and flood defences
- Environmental improvement
- Promotion of capital schemes for drainge and flood defence improvement
- Emergency response during flood
- Public relations
- Dealing with planning applications (discharge consents and flood risk assessments)
- Flood records and post-flood survey
- Keeping of accounts
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