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East Suffolk Water Management Board

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East Suffolk Water Management Board (ESWMB) is a water management board in East Suffolk District, Suffolk, England. It was reconstituted from the East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board on 24 March 2023.[1]

East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board

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The East Suffolk Drainage Board was established in 2008 in accordance with the Statutory Instrument East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board Order, 2008.[2]

This order abolished the Internal Drainage Boards listed below and transferred the property and obligations of these organisations to the ESIDB

  • Alderton, Hollesley and Bawdsey Drainage Board, established 1922
  • River Blyth Internal Drainage Board, established 1934
  • River Deben Internal Drainage Board, established 2005 through the amalgamation of the River Deben (Lower) Internal Drainage Board and the River Deben (upper) Internal Drainage Board, themselves established in 1933.
  • Fromus, Alde and Thorpeness Internal Drainage Board, established 1936
  • River Gipping Internal Drainage Board, established 1933
  • Lower Alde Internal Drainage Board, established 2000
  • Minsmere Internal Drainage Board, established 1937
  • Upper Alde Internal Drainage Board, established 1936

References

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  1. ^ "History". Water Management Alliance. Water Management Alliance. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "East Suffolk IDB Order 2008" (PDF). wlma.org.uk. Water Management Alliance. Retrieved 1 October 2024.