Watercourse Maintenance Schedule
The Maintenance Programme is assembled and approved by the Board on an annual basis by way of sludging and flailing where appropriate. Please click on the button below to view Watercourse [...]
Tour of Inspection 2019
The Swale & Ure Drainage Board, being the most northerly Drainage Board in the United Kingdom, held its first Tour of Inspection on Friday 8 November 2019. Guests were invited from the Unitary [...]
Who do I contact with rating queries?
Please contact the Rating Officer on 01302 337798
There is weed growth in the IDB watercourse and I cannot get water, will the IDB clear this?
This is dependent upon the watercourse maintenance schedule and no guarantee can be given that weed growth will be cleared to coincide with irrigation demands.
I am buying/renting land near an IDB watercourse: will I be able to irrigate?
The Board cannot guarantee that you will be able to have water to irrigate. If you speak to our Chief Engineer he will be able to advise you further.
I want to abstract water, how do I go about this?
Licenses for abstraction and impoundment are issued by the Environment Agency. It is an offence to abstract or impound water without a licence.
What should I do if I spot any of these on an IDB watercourse?
Please contact us with location and the invasive species identified and the Board Officers will investigate.