Notice

Proposed abolition of three Drainage Boards and amalgamation of the Drainage Districts

Proposed abolition of three Drainage Boards and the amalgamation of the Drainage Districts under the jurisdiction of those Boards, and the constitution of a new internal drainage board.

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Environment Agency
Published
5 November 2024

Applies to England and Wales

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Proposed abolition of three Drainage Boards and the amalgamation of the Drainage Districts, and the constitution of a new Internal Drainage Board

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The Environment Agency gives notice that it has submitted to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs a Scheme under Section 3 of the Land Drainage Act 1991 for the following matters:

  • the abolition of the Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage Board, the Buckingham and River Ouzel Internal Drainage Board and the Alconbury and Ellington Internal Drainage Board
  • the amalgamation of the Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage District, the Buckingham and River Ouzel Internal Drainage District, and the Alconbury and Ellington Internal Drainage District, to form a single District, and the constitution of a new Board comprising 14 elected members
  • the naming of the new Board as the Upper Ouse Water Management Board
  • any matters relating to or following from the abolition and constitution

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Published 5 November 2024

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