Land drainage/IDB responsibly

nelly55

Member
Location
Yorkshire
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

Member
Arable Farmer
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.
 

Gormers

Member
Location
east yorkshire
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 😡☹️
 

Frank-the-Wool

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
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.
 

Bald n Grumpy

Member
Livestock Farmer
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

Member
Location
Yorkshire
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

Member
BASIS
Location
East yorks
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.
 
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