Internal drainage board

FOIA Schedule 1 Part II includes:

18 - An internal drainage board which is continued in being by virtue of section 1 of the Land Drainage Act 1991.

Introduction

• Internal Drainage Boards are independent government bodies, that work alongside the Environment Agency and the Natural Resources Body for Wales. They help maintain the integrity of local waterways and land drainage of the areas they are responsible for, and provide flood protection services.
• They are funded through drainage rates and special levies.
• There are 160 IDBs.
• Following the Government review of quangos, the plan for IDBs is to "Retain and substantially reform - Improve efficiency and accountability, amend functions, and increase the involvement of local communities"

• IDBs are listed on WhatDoTheyKnow: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/list/idb

The restriction to continued IDBs is a little strange. Section 3(2)(f) of the 1991 Act allows for the creation of new IDBs and many such IDBs have been created, but are presumably not covered by this paragraph.

Section 4 of the 1991 Act allows the Environment Agency or the Natural Resources Body for Wales to become the drainage board for a district. Presumably this is usually accompanied by the abolition of any existing IDB for that district.

List of Internal Drainage Boards

• Contact information can be found at the following pages:

• Defra: http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/flooding/who/idblist.htm [NB: "Page last modified: 05 August 2009"]
• Association of Drainage Authorities: http://www.ada.org.uk/listmembers.php?type=idbs&area=all

The following list is largely derived from the Defra one. It abbreviates some common phrases in the names of the boards:

• IDB: Internal Drainage Board
• DB: Drainage Board
• DC: Drainage Commissioners
• DDB: District Drainage Board
• C of S: Commissioners of Sewers

The list of districts administered by the EA comes from [1].

• Acaster IDB (abolished by SI 2011/820)
• Ainsty (2008) Internal Drainage Board (constituted by SI 2011/820)
• Airedale DC
• Alconbury and Ellington IDB
• Alderton, Hollesey and Bawdsey IDB (abolished by SI 2008/750)
• Ancholme IDB
• Appleton, Roebuck and Copmanthorpe IDB (abolished by SI 2011/820)
• Armthorpe IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1027)
• Ashfields & West Moor IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1027)
• Axe Brue IDB (constituted by SI 2012/1024)
• Bedale and Upper Swale IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1031)
• Bedfordshire and River Ivel IDB
• Benwick IDB
• Beverley and North Holderness IDB
• Black Drain DB
• Black Sluice IDB
• Bluntisham IDB
• Braunton Marsh DB
• Broads (2006) IDB (constituted by SI 2006/773)
• Buckingham and River Ouzel IDB (constituted by SI 2001/2886)
• Burnt Fen IDB
• Caldicot and Wentlooge Levels IDB
• Cawdle Fen IDB
• Churchfield and Plawfield IDB
• Claro IDB
• Cod Beck IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1031)
• Conington and Holme IDB
• Cowick IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1025)
• Cowick and Snaith IDB (constituted by SI 2012/1025)
• Cuckmere IDB (district administered by EA)
• Curf and Wimblington Combined IDB (constituted by SI 2007/620)
• Danvm DC (constituted by SI 2012/1026)
• Dearne and Dove IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1026)
• Dempster IDB
• Doncaster East IDB (constituted by SI 2012/1027)
• Downham and Stow Bardolph IDB
• Drysides DB (abolished by SI 2011/814)
• Dun Drainage Commission (abolished by SI 2012/1026)
• Earby & Salterforth IDB (can't find an email address)
• East Harling IDB
• East of the Ouse, Polver and Nar IDB
• East Suffolk IDB (constituted by SI 2008/750)
• Euximoor IDB
• Everton IDB (abolished by SI 2011/819)
• Fairham Brook IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1032)
• Feldale IDB
• Finningley IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1027)
• Foss IDB (abolished by SI 2011/810)
• Foss (2008) IDB (constituted by SI 2011/810)
• Fromus, Alde and Thorpeness IDB (district abolished by SI 2008/750)
• Gainsborough IDB (abolished by SI 2011/818)
• Garthorpe IDB (abolished by SI 2011/819)
• Goole Fields DDB
• Goole and Airmyn IDB
• Gravesend Bridge to Sheerness and Penshurst C of S (district abolished by SI 2016/859^{({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2016&Legislation[Number]=859}})})
• Haddenham Level DC
• Hatfield Chase Corporation (abolished by SI 2012/1027)
• Holmewood & District IDB (constituted by SI 2001/4114)
• Hundred Foot Washes IDB
• Hundred of Wisbech IDB
• Isle of Axholme and North Nottinghamshire Water Level Management Board (constituted by SI 2011/819)
• Isle of Axholme IDB (abolished by SI 2011/819)
• Keyingham Level DB (abolished by SI 2013/819)
• Kings Lynn IDB (constituted by SI 2004/1657)
• Kingston Brook IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1032)
• Knottingley to Gowdall IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1026)
• Kyle and Upper Ouse IDB
• Ladus DDC (abolished by SI 2012/1028)
• Lakenheath IDB
• Laneham IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1032)
• Lindsey Marsh DB (constituted by SI 2000/2823)
• Littleport and Downham IDB
• Lombards Wall to Gravesend Bridge C of S (abolished by SI 2015/1552^{({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2015&Legislation[Number]=1552}})})
• Lower Alde IDB (abolished by SI 2008/750)
• Lower Axe IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1024)
• Lower Brue DDB (abolished by SI 2012/1024)
• Lower Medway IDB
• Lower Ouse IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1030)
• Lower Severn (2005) IDB (constituted by SI 2005/430)
• Lower Swale IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1031)
• Lower Wye IDB
• Manea and Welney DDC
• March East IDB
• March Fifth DDC
• March Sixth DDC
• March Third DDC
• March and Whittlesey IDB
• Market Weighton DB (abolished by SI 2012/1030)
• Marston Moor IDB (abolished by SI 2011/820)
• Melverley IDB
• Messingham IDB (abolished by SI 2011/818)
• Middle Fen & Mere IDB
• Middle Level Commissioners (incorporated by Middle Level Act 1862)
• Mildenhall IDB
• Minsmere IDB (district abolished by SI 2008/750)
• Muston and Yedingham IDB (abolished by SI 2014/1030)
• Needham and Laddus IDB (constituted by SI 2012/1028)
• Needham Burial and Birdbeck DB (abolished by SI 2012/1028)
• Nene Washlands Commissioners (abolished by SI 2012/1029)
• Newark Area IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1032)
• Nightlayers IDB
• Nordelph IDB
• Norfolk Rivers IDB (constituted by SI 2005/429)
• North East Lindsey DB
• North Kent Marshes IDB (constituted by SI 2016/859^{({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2016&Legislation[Number]=859}})})
• North Level District IDB (constituted by SI 2005/3061; abolished by SI 2012/1029)
• North Level District (2010) IDB (contituted by SI 2012/1029)
• North Somerset (2005) IDB (constituted by SI 2005/2725; abolished by SI 2011/1662)
• North Somerset Levels IDB (constituted by SI 2011/1662)
• North Wharfe IDB (abolished by SI 2011/820)
• Northwold IDB
• Old West IDB
• Ottringham DB (abolished by SI 2013/819)
• Ouse and Derwent IDB
• Ouse and Humber DB (constituted by SI 2012/1030)
• Over and Willingham IDB
• Padnal and Waterden IDB
• Parrett IDB (constituted by SI 2005/431)
• Pevensey Levels IDB (district administered by EA)
• Potteric Carr IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1027)
• Powysland IDB
• Preston DB (abolished by SI 2013/819)
• Ramsey First IDB
• Ramsey Fourth IDB
• Ramsey IDB (established by SI 2005/2477)
• Ramsey, Upwood & Great Raveley IDB
• Ransonmoor DDC
• Rawcliffe DB
• Rea IDB (can't find an email address)
• Reedness and Swinefleet DB
• River Adur IDB (abolished by SI 2016/756^{({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2016&Legislation[Number]=756}})})
• River Arun IDB (district administered by EA)
• River Blyth IDB (district abolished by SI 2008/750)
• River Deben IDB (abolished by SI 2008/750)
• River Gipping IDB (abolished by SI 2008/750)
• Rivers Idle and Ryton IDB (abolished by SI 2011/819)
• River Lugg IDB
• River Ouse (Sussex) IDB (abolished by SI 2016/791^{({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2016&Legislation[Number]=791}})})
• River Stour (Kent) IDB
• River Wiske IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1031)
• Romney Marshes Area IDB (constituted by SI 2001/646)
• Rye IDB (abolished by SI 2014/1030)
• Sawtry IDB
• Scotter IDB (abolished by SI 2011/436)
• Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water Management Board (constituted by SI 2011/818)
• Scunthorpe IDB (abolished by SI 2011/818)
• Selby Drainage Board
• Skeffling DB (abolished by SI 2013/819)
• Snaith DB (abolished by SI 2012/1025)
• South Holderness IDB (constituted by SI 2013/819)
• South Holland IDB
• South West Sussex IDB (abolished by SI 2016/757^{({{#formlink:form=Legislation|link text=add|query string=Legislation[Type]=uksi&Legislation[Year]=2016&Legislation[Number]=757}})})
• South Wharfe IDB (abolished by SI 2011/820)
• Southery and District IDB (constituted by SI 1999/497)
• Sow & Penk DB
• Stoke Ferry IDB
• Strine IDB (found postal address but can't find an email address)
• Stringside IDB
• Swale & Ure DB (constituted by SI 2012/1031)
• Sutton & Mepal IDB
• Swaffham IDB
• Swavesey IDB
• Thorngumbald DB (abolished by SI 2013/819)
• Thornton IDB (abolished by SI 2014/1030)
• Thorntree IDB
• Tickhill DB (abolished by SI 2012/1027)
• Trent Valley IDB (constituted by SI 2012/1032)
• Tween Bridge IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1027)
• Upper Alde IDB (district abolished by SI 2008/750)
• Upper Axe IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1024)
• Upper Brue IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1024)
• Upper Medway IDB
• Upper Witham IDB
• Upwell IDB
• Vale of Pickering IDB (constituted by SI 2014/1030)
• Waldersey IDB
• Warboys, Somersham and Pidley IDB
• Waterbeach Level IDB
• Waveney, Lower Yare and Lothingland IDB (constituted by SI 2006/2140)
• Welland and Deepings IDB
• Went IDB (abolished by SI 2012/1026)
• West Mendip IDB (abolished by SI 2011/1662)
• White Fen DDC
• Whittlesey and District IDB (constituted by SI 2011/814)
• Whittlesey IDB (constituted by SI 2001/4115; abolished by SI 2011/814)
• Wilberfoss and Thornton Level DB (abolished by SI 2011/810)
• Winestead Level DB (abolished by SI 2013/819)
• Witham First District IDB
• Witham Fourth District IDB
• Witham Third District IDB
• Woodwalton DC

External resources

• http://www.ndad.nationalarchives.gov.uk/CRDA/9/detail.html