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The Water Management Consortium includes, Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board, Isle of Axholme and North Nottinghamshire Water Level Management Board, Trent Valley Internal Drainage Board and Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board. Water Management Consortium The Water Management Consortium covers a total area 120,106 hectares of land. Our work helps keep communities safe from flooding, supports local agriculture, and protects the environment. We are made up of four Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs): • Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board (LM) • Isle of Axholme & North Nottinghamshire Water Level Management Board (AX) • Trent Valley Internal Drainage Board (TV) • Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board (DE ) What is an IDB? Internal Drainage Boards are public organisations that manage water levels in areas where drainage is especially important. They conduct essential work to reduce flood risk to people and property and maintain the right water levels for agricultural and environmental needs within their district. T hese Boards have entered a formal agreement to share support services, to reduce costs. Even though we work together, each Board remains independent and responsible for: • Overseeing drainage and water management of land in its area • Setting objectives, strategy and policies • Managing budgets, rates, finance and audit • Compliance with statutory and regulatory responsibilities • Planning and delivering operational activities and capital works programmes MAINTENANCE NEWS ENVIRONMENT Our mission, vision and values guide the way we work, the decision we make and the standards we set. Mission Enabling communities to prosper through effective water level management. Vision Outstanding in protecting the communities we serve. Delivering excellence in water level management. Having a positive influence within the industry. Values We care about the safety of individuals and communities. We are dedicated to delivering effective solutions. We care about the environment. We act with integrity and show respect. We are all accountable. We have a zero tolerance policy on: bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination and aggression, threatening or abusive behaviour.

Quincey's Pumping Station Thorpe Culvert In the mid 1970’s a new electric station was built with the diesels being retained on standby. By the early 1990’s one diesel engine was a non-runner and the station was in need of considerable work. At the request of the Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board, and with their considerable support, a small but dedicated group of volunteers was formed under the guidance of the late Dennis Quincey to both restore the station to its former glory and provide backup to the electric pumps in times of power failure. Restoration of the station was begun in 1994 with priority being given to work on the non-running engine. Since then work has continued on the fourth Sunday of each month and the restoration is now well advanced with one engine being maintained on standby at all times. The station has been called upon three times to run when power failure has hit the electric station, twice in the year 2000 and once in 2004. During the heavy rainfall in 2007 both diesel engines were run to assist the electric pumps. Following the death of Dennis Quincey in December 2002 the station was renamed Quincey’s Pumping Station by the drainage board in his memory. In June 2019 the station flooded to a depth of over 2 feet following the breach in the bank of the River Steeping. This resulted in water entering the engine crankcases and oil reservoirs. Once the water had subsided and the station had been swept out by the drainage board, the volunteers began work to return the engines and pumps back to working order which was achieved in just four days. Thorpe Culvert Pumping station is situated two miles from Wainfleet on the Steeping River. The station, built in 1938, houses two Ruston and Hornsby 9XHRC diesel engines driving Gwynnes 36” centrifugal pumps with each pump being capable of delivering some 100 tons, or 22,400 gallons of water per minute. Heritage Open Days: Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th September Visitors are welcome on the following sundays when the volunteers meet to undertake the maintenance of the pumps: October 18th November 15th Please telephone beforehand to confirm date s and times. Annual General Meeting: December 6th Contact : Mr A. Quincey (Chairman) 07947 771667 Mr P. Gash (Secretary) 07824 339140 Mr P. Machin (Treasurer) 07472 692541

The Internal Drainage Boards Please click one of the boards below to access information about the area map, board members, and meeting dates. LINDSEY MARSH TRENT VALLEY ISLE OF AXHOLME DONCASTER EAST

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Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board Lindsey Marsh drainage board covers a total area of 52,500 hectares, forming part of a wider catchment of 110,720 hectares that drains to and includes the district. Within this area, 40,871 hectares comprise agricultural land, while a further 11,629 hectares consist of non‑agricultural land. The district’s water management infrastructure includes 115 water level control structures, 942.2 kilometres of maintained watercourses, and 30 pumping stations, all of which support the effective regulation of water levels and the protection of the surrounding landscape. Click here to see the area map Board Members Elected Mr J.M. Mowbray - Anderby/Boygrift/Trusthorpe Mr S. Eyre - Anderby/Boygrift/Trusthorpe Mr G.A. Crust - Burgh Sluice/Thorpe Culvert/Wainfleet/Croft Mr G.G. Bowser - Burgh Sluice/Thorpe Culvert/Wainfleet/Croft Mr D.J. Pridgeon - Ingoldmells/Chapel Mrs V. Tagg - Ingoldmells/Chapel Mr M.C. Denby - Saltfleet/Theddlethorpe Mr R.N. Crust - Saltfleet/Theddlethorpe Mr W. Cooper - Tetney/Canal/Somercotes/Grainthorpe Mrs R. Edgar - Tetney/Canal/Somercotes/Grainthorpe Nominated Cllr C. Arnold - East Lindsey District Council Cllr D. Edginton - East Lindsey District Council Cllr D. Simpson - East Lindsey District Council Cllr E. Mossop - East Lindsey District Council Cllr J. Makinson-Sanders - East Lindsey District Council Cllr S. Kirk - East Lindsey District Council Cllr T. Aldridge - East Lindsey District Council Cllr T. Ashton - East Lindsey District Council Cllr W. Bowkett - East Lindsey District Council Cllr W. Parkinson - North East Lincolnshire Council Board Meeting Dates 2026 23rd September 25th November Project Summaries Austen Fen East and West, Biergate East and West Pumping Station Refurbishment. Skegness Asset Survey and Cleansing Programme.

Regular maintenance of all watercourses is essential to ensure the free flow of water and to help prevent flooding of land and property; this includes private (riparian) watercourses for which the adjacent land or property owners are usually responsible, see Your Watercourse Rights And Responsibilities for more information. The Boards’ Byelaws prevent the erection of any building, structure (whether temporary or permanent) or planting of trees/shrubs etc within nine metres either side of a Board maintained watercourse (either open or piped) without the Board’s consent; this is to ensure that we have uninterrupted access to maintain and improve the watercourse both now and in the future. Consent is also required for any works that increase the flow of surface water or treated foul effluent into the Boards’ drainage network. Consent will also be required from the Board to undertake any work within the channel of any riparian watercourse within the Boards’ areas for example, the installation of a culvert, weir, or other like obstruction. Lindsey Marsh and Trent Valley boards also consent on behalf of the Lead Local Flood Authority (Lincolnshire County Council) in their respective extended areas (click here to see all Lincolnshire IDB extended areas ). The Boards have powers under the Land Drainage Act 1991 to take enforcement action for the removal of any obstructions which are impeding the flow of water in a Board maintained or riparian watercourse. See the Contact Us page on how to get in touch with the Boards’ Planning and Consenting Team. Planning & Consenting Documents & Forms LM BYELAWS TV BYELAWS AX BYELAWS DE BYELAWS WMC APPLICATION FORM FOR CONSENT TECHNICAL GUIDANCE NOTES PLANNING AND BYELAW POLICY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, PLANTING AND FENCING CULVERTS AND BRIDGES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS STABILITY OF GARDEN FENCES CLOSE TO BOARD MAINTAINED WATERCOURSES SERVICE CROSSINGS SURFACE WATER

Maintenance Annual maintenance is essential to ensure the free flow of water. The Boards’ summer maintenance programme begins each July and focuses on removing vegetation from Board maintained watercourses. Environmental legislation prevents this work from starting before 15 July to avoid disturbing nesting sites. However, in years when early weed growth is increased and water levels are high, the Boards will carry out targeted clearance of the centre of the channel on watercourses that protect urban areas. This ensures that water continues to flow freely and that properties remain safeguarded. During the summer months, water levels are generally maintained at a higher level to support the environment and assist with irrigation. Reforming is carried out during the winter and involves re profiling the watercourse banks and removing silt from the bed to restore the watercourse to its original design storage capacity. Winter maintenance activities include reforming and desilting, replacing or cleaning culverts, undertaking slip repairs, carrying out tree and bushing works, improving access, and completing necessary construction works. In addition to planned tasks, unforeseen issues such as bank slips or culvert collapses are addressed swiftly as they arise to maintain the free flow of water throughout the Boards’ systems. All our work is undertaken in accordance with environmental regulations. A preventative maintenance approach is applied by the Boards to all major assets to ensure their continued reliability. Despite these measures, unforeseen breakdowns can still occur; when they do, the Boards are able to respond quickly to restore systems to their normal level of service as soon as possible. To support this, CCTV inspections and desilting works are carried out on culverted watercourses to assess their condition and identify any maintenance or repair works required to return them to optimal operational performance. Pumping Stations Much of the Consortium's area is low-lying, so water levels must be controlled to reduce flood risk. Water from higher ground flows through lowland areas via main rivers, which in some areas also requires pumping during tide-locked conditions. Early drainage relied on wind-powered pumps, followed by steam engines in the 1800s, oil engines in the early 1900s, and electric motors from the 1950s to the present day. Pumping stations lift water either directly to the sea or into main rivers managed by the Environment Agency. IDBs pay a precept to the Environment Agency for managing this water. Lincolnshire has over 200 pumping stations operating or on standby year-round to control water levels. Most are monitored and controlled remotely via telemetry, allowing water levels to be adjusted and pre-emptive pumping carried out ahead of heavy rainfall. Riparian Responsibilities If you own land with a watercourse running through it, along its boundaries, or under it, you have certain rights and responsibilities that in legal terms make you a ‘riparian owner’. Being a riparian owner is an important role; one that helps to protect your own property, that of neighbours, and those upstream from flooding, whilst simultaneously supporting the natural environment of our rivers and streams. The term watercourse refers to any natural or artificial channel (excluding public sewers), above or below ground, through which water flows. Water does not need to be present all year round for it to be classified as a watercourse. To find out more information, see Your Watercourse Rights And Responsibilities for more information.

Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board covers a total area of 21,955 hectares and forms part of a wider catchment of 34,860 hectares that drains to and includes the district. Within this area, 14,580 hectares comprise agricultural land, while a further 7,375 hectares consist of non agricultural land. The district’s water management infrastructure includes 7 water level control structures, 313.3 kilometres of maintained watercourses, and 26 stations, all of which contribute to the effective regulation of water levels and the ongoing protection of the surrounding landscape. Click here for the area map Board Members Elected Mr R. Hopkins - Armthorpe Mr P.A. Cornish - Finningley and River Idle Mr M. Brooke - Hatfield Chase Mr R. Durdy - Hatfield Moor and Wroot Mr I. Dixon - Hatfield and Stainforth Mr R. Wilson - Thorne and Ealand Mr N. Williams - Tickhill and Rossington Nominated Mr A. Porter - City of Doncaster Council Mr C. Crowe - City of Doncaster Council Mr C. McGuinness - City of Doncaster Council Mr K. Hughes - City of Doncaster Council Mr M. Oldknow - City of Doncaster Council Ms H. Norford - City of Doncaster Council Cllr J. Reed - City of Doncaster Council Cllr D. Knight - City of Doncaster Council Board Meeting Dates 2026 11th September 27th November

Gayton Engine Preserved Working Pumping Station The Gayton Engine Pumping Station was built and completed by H.M. Commissioners of Sewers in 1850, to pump the water from Gayton Fen and Marsh into the River Great Eau. Previously it had been drained by gravity through a set of sluice gates, known as Gayton Engine.The power for pumping was originally steam, but in 1945 a diesel engine was introduced, and this is what survives in working order.In 1956, the whole of the system of drainage in Theddlethorpe and adjoining areas was rearranged and a new electric pumping station, one third of a mile to the north-east, was constructed immediately alongside the Great Eau. The Gayton Engine Pumping Station was kept in repair, on standby, until the efficiency of the new pumps was assessed. In the 1960s, the Board considered it would no longer be needed and the outfall to the river was allowed to be filled and the Station abandoned. In the early 1970s the Board resolved not to demolish the Station but to carry out the minimal amount of maintenance on the building to preserve the engine and pump, in anticipation that interest would ultimately be attracted and a Society would undertake its refurbishment. The present pumping equipment comprises: Petter ”Atomic” 2-cylinder loop-scavenge 2 stroke ex-marine diesel engine, built in 1933, powering a 27” Gwynnes pump. The Station is situated in the parish of Gayton le Marsh on the south side of the Great Carlton to Theddlethorpe highway (O.S. grid reference 458 880). It is a delightful white painted small building with arched Victorian windows and cannot be passed unnoticed. The Gayton Engine Pumping Station is of interest to many, architects, engineers, historians, and stands in the marsh as a monument to our forefathers who first wrestled with the flooding from the rivers and sea, embanking and erecting sluices to contain and direct the waters, and then lifting flood waters by wind driven and then steam driven pumps into the rivers. Such work enabled a living to be obtained from land which otherwise would be marsh and bog. Catchment Map (1850-1956) Following subsidence issues, the station is currently closed to the public, we are hoping to open again later this year.

Trent Valley Internal Drainage Board Trent Valley Internal Drainage District covers a total area of 44,260 hectares and forms part of a wider catchment of 127,550 hectares that drains to and includes the district. Within this area, 38,115 hectares comprise agricultural land, while a further 6,145 hectares consist of non‑agricultural land. The district’s water management infrastructure includes 200 water level control structures, 719.9 kilometres of maintained watercourses, and 18 pumping stations, all of which support the effective regulation of water levels and the protection of the surrounding landscape. Click here for the area map Board Members Elected Mr R.A. Holt - Fosse Sub DRO Mr T. Hawthorne - Fosse and South Notts Mr W.J. Staunton - Fosse and South Notts Mr D. Loates - Laneham Mr J. Spink - Laneham Mr N.J. Greenhalgh - Laneham Mr A. Arden - Newark Mr D. Gash - Newark Mr J.B. Ashworth - Newark Mr J.J. Miller - Southwell Mr T.H. Farr - Southwell Nominated Cllr D.E. Pulk - Bassetlaw District Council Cllr S. Fielding - Bassetlaw District Council Vacancy - Bassetlaw District Council Mr J. Evens - Gedling Borough Council Cllr A. Freeman - Newark and Sherwood District Council Cllr K. Melton - Newark and Sherwood District Council Cllr L. Dales - Newark and Sherwood District Council Cllr S. Michael - Newark and Sherwood District Council Cllr G Fletcher - Rushcliffe Borough Council Cllr J. Billin - Rushcliffe Borough Council Cllr T. Combellack - Rushcliffe Borough Council Cllr T. Wells - Rushcliffe Borough Council Cllr D. Dobbie - Rushcliffe Borough Council Board Meeting Dates 2026 24th September 26th November

The Museums The Water Management Consortium supports and promotes four historic pumping station museums that illustrate the development of land drainage and water management in low-lying areas. This page provides information about each museum, located within a preserved pumping station that once played a direct role in managing water levels and protecting surrounding land: Quincey’s Pumping Station – a former drainage pumping station containing original machinery used to control local water levels. Gayton Engine – a steam-powered pumping station that demonstrates late 19th-century drainage engineering. Anderby Drainage Museum – documenting the history of drainage, pumping technology, and its importance to the fenland environment. Owston Ferry Preservation Society Museum – a preserved rural pumping station focused on the operation and maintenance of historic engines. Together, these museums provide insight into the engineering methods, technological developments, and operational challenges involved in historical water management. Anderby Drainage Museum Gayton Engine Quincey's Pumping Station