Land drainage/IDB responsibly

[nelly55]

Question is the local river which is a main drainage Chanel for over 22000 plus HA,is silted up so bad that I am finding at least 6ft plus of bank appearing .Now this has completely blocked my only drain outlets impossible to clear because one within weeks it would be back,two I’m not allowed to remove silt and three IDB won’t even have a site visit .Now with all the new EA rules this will leave many with excess flooding.Just who kicks backsides at IDB and don’t say farmers .

 

[benny6910]

I would definitely push the idb for a site visit as they will be the only people with any power to get authorisation to do any work. Around use the environment agency are giving the idb more water way to manage.

 

[nelly55]

18 months of asking ,clearly rate payers are low life

 

[Adeptandy]

I’d withhold rates to get there attention.

 

[Gormers]

IDBs are consortiums run by pen pushing EA wannabes who think water runs up hill.
Farmers who still persevere on the boards just get voted down by folk who quote EA drivel.
It’s a sad state of affairs

 

[steveR]

Sounds like your IDB needs some new Board Members.... Do you go to Meetings or see teh Minutes?

I suspect that we are fortunate to have a very good board locally. Comprised largely of Farmers

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Our local IDB is first class and the majority on it are farmers.
They however have refused to take on many of the EA watercourses as there is insufficient funds available to maintain correctly.

Talk to the Chairman if you are being fobbed off.

 

[ARW]

I bet they would soon have a site meeting if you set on digging it out, that’s what I would do, by the time they get the paper work done you could of got a stretch clear of your drain

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

Bet you don't even have to start digging, park a machine by your drain outlets and wander up and down with a few mates and look like your showing them a big job to be done, sure some local busy body will report you and you'll get your site meeting

 

[nelly55]

Her in doors resigned after 10 years on the board ,Fed up of the red tape ,I know best and total lack of respect for landowners will lifetimes of knowledge.

 

[Wombat]

We are not in one but the local one just seems intent on sticking its bloody nose in planning applications when it does nothing on the ditches that receive the water.