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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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