Ouse and Derwent Internal Drainage Board - Information


The Board sits in the Vale of York and lies between the city of York and the Rivers Ouse and Derwent. Originally three independent Drainage Boards going back to October 1854, the names - Ouse & Derwent, West Derwent and Cliffe IDBs are retained within the Electoral Districts. Although the Board has six Sites of Scientific Interest within its boundaries.

The Ouse & Derwent IDB is a member of the Association of Drainage Authorities.

Constituted September 1977
Area 19,800ha
Length of Maintained Watercourses 264km
Area of Agricultural Land 17,594ha
Area of non-Agricultural Land 2,206ha
Number of Pumping Stations 7
Area Dependent upon Pumping In excess of 11,600ha
Towns and Villages in and around the District Barlby
Cliffe
Crockey Hill
Dunnington
Elvington
Escrick
Fulford
Hemmingbrough
Heslington
Kellfield
Lund
Naburn
North Duffield
Osgodby
Riccall
Skipwith
South Duffield
Stillingfleet
Thorganby
Wheldrake

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Financial Information

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Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Right to Inspect the Annual Return (Adobe PDF - 299KB)

Annual Return for the year ended 31 March (Adobe PDF - 3,056KB)

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