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

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.

Environment All our work is undertaken in a sympathetic manner in accordance with environmental legislation and the Boards’ staff work closely with various environment bodies including the Wildlife Trusts, Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership and catchment partnerships. Wildlife sightings in our watercourses demonstrate that systems can be well maintained without adversely affecting the environment. Biodiversity Action Plan Biological observational charts for 2025 Hiberncula As part of our Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs) we have created Hibernacula's at a number of the Board's Pumping Stations. A hibernacula is a carefully constructed habitat made from logs, stones, soil, and other natural materials. It provides a safe place for wildlife to shelter, hibernate, bask and breed throughout the year. What animals is this aimed for? Grass Snakes, Slow Worms, Common Lizards, Frogs, Toads, Newts, Hedgehogs, Invertebrates such as beetles, Spiders and Solitary Bees. Why are Hibernacula's important? Habitat loss has reduced the number of natural places where wildlife. Hibernacula's help create safe refuges, increase in biodiversity, and support local conservation efforts. Would you like to get involved? Download our PDF guide to create a wildlife friendly environment in your garden. Don't forget to send us photos of what you create, email socialmedia@lmdb.co.uk . Hibernacula Recipe PDF Copy . Great Big Green Week 6th - 14th June It is Great Big Green Week! This is the UKs largest annual celebration aimed to drive sustainability and protect the environment. This week, we are raising awareness we'll be sharing more about our work and how we conserve and enhance our local environment. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: Meet Your Environmental Officers At the Water Management Consortium, Environmental Officers play a crucial role in ensuring that the work we do to manage water levels and reduce flood risk is carried out in a way that supports and enhances the environment. Their work includes: 💧 Supporting sustainable water management – helping ensure drainage and flood defence work protects both people and nature. 🌱 Enhancing biodiversity – creating and maintaining habitats along watercourses, ditches, and wetlands. 🐦 Protecting wildlife – making sure routine maintenance considers nesting birds, aquatic life, and other species. 📋 Ensuring environmental compliance – working closely with regulations and best practice to minimise the environmental impact. 🌾 Working with landowners and communities – promoting environmentally friendly land and water management practices. From managing vegetation in waterways to creating habitats that support local wildlife.Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing more about our work and how we conserve and enhance our local environment. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: Protected Wildlife Drainage Board areas are home to a wide range of protected species. Every maintenance activity, from vegetation management to dredging, must carefully consider their habitats and legal protections. Some of the species are legally obligated to protect include: 🐹 Water Voles – one of the UK’s fastest-declining mammals, often found along vegetated banks. 🦡 Badgers – whose setts must be protected during any nearby works. 🦞 White-clawed Crayfish – the UK’s only native crayfish species, highly sensitive to water quality. 🦦 Otters – which rely on healthy, undisturbed watercourses. 🐦 Nesting Birds – protected during breeding season, making timing of work essential. Our environment officers carry out surveys, advise on best practice, and plan works carefully to avoid disturbance or harm. Water Vole Identifiable by their chestnut-brown fur, blunt rounded nose, small ears, and furry tail. They inhabit rivers, streams, ditches, ponds, and canals, favouring areas with well-defined banks. Their diet consists mainly of grasses and other waterside vegetation. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: Tackling Invasive Non-Native Species IDBs play a key role in identifying, managing, and controlling these Invasive Non-Native Species, which can spread quickly and cause serious harm to native wildlife, watercourses, and infrastructure. Across the water management consortium, our workforce is supplied with flashcards to help identify all species, so they can record sightings. Some of the invasive species we deal with include: 🦦 American Mink – predators that have a devastating impact on native species such as water voles. 🦞 American Signal Crayfish – outcompete our native, white-clawed crayfish and spread disease. 🦀 Chinese Mitten Crab – burrow into banks, increasing erosion and flood risk. 🌸 Himalayan Balsam – spreads rapidly, outcompeting native plants and leaving banks bare in winter. 🌿 Floating Pennywort – forms dense mats that block waterways and reduce oxygen levels. 🌱 Japanese Knotweed – highly invasive, damaging structures and difficult to control. 🌿 Parrot’s Feather – spreads across water surfaces, impacting flow and biodiversity. ⚠️ Giant Hogweed – a hazardous plant that can cause serious skin burns. 🌱 Crassula Helmsii – forms dense mats in wetlands, smothering native plants. Left unmanaged, these species can increase flood risk, damage ecosystems, and make maintenance much more challenging. Our Environmental Officers monitor their spread, plan control measures, and work with the DLO and landowners to prevent further impact. 🚫 You can help too: •Avoid planting invasive species in gardens or ponds. •Never dump garden or pond waste into waterways. •Report sightings where possible. American Mink Invasive non-native species in the UK. They have a body length of approximately 30–40 cm, with a tail measuring around 18 cm. Their fur is dark brown to black, often with a distinctive white patch on the chin and throat. Mink are bold and less elusive than similar native species. They inhabit rivers, streams, lakes, and coastal areas, using dense vegetation and bankside cover for shelter. Their diet is varied and includes fish, small mammals, birds, eggs, amphibians, and crustaceans, posing a significant threat to native wildlife. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: Working with Nature Managing watercourses is vital for reducing flood risk, but it’s just as important that this work is done carefully and considerately. Some of the ways we work with nature include: 🌱 Vegetation management in stages – cutting one side of a bank at a time to allow wildlife to move and habitats to recover. 🌿 Phased re-profiling – reforming one bank first, then allowing it to re establish before working on the opposite side. 🐦 Timing works around wildlife – avoiding disturbance during bird nesting season wherever possible. 🌍 Following environmental guidance and best practice – ensuring all work is carried out responsibly and legally. By taking a staged and sensitive approach, we help maintain healthy ecosystems while still carrying out the important work needed to manage water levels. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: The Impact of Litter Litter isn’t just unsightly; it has real consequences for both our work and the environment. 🚜 It affects our work: Rubbish in drains and watercourses can block flow and increase flood risk. It also means valuable time is spent removing waste instead of carrying out essential maintenance and improvement work. 🌍 It harms the environment: Litter can pollute water, damage habitats, and seriously harm wildlife. Animals can become trapped, injured, or ingest harmful materials. Our workforce regularly encounter litter, from plastic bottles to fly-tipped waste in drains . ✅ You can help by: •Disposing of waste responsibly •Recycling where possible •Never dumping rubbish, garden waste, or debris into ditches or watercourses •Reporting fly-tipping when you see itEven small actions make a big difference. 🌱 Cleaner waterways help protect wildlife, reduce flood risk, and create a better environment. 🌿 Great Big Green Week: Round-Up As Great Big Green Week comes to a close, we’ve been proud to highlight the work of our team at the WMC and the important role they play in protecting both our environment and our communities. This week, we’ve shared how: 💧 Environmental Officers support water management while protecting and enhancing the natural environment. 🐾 Protected species like water voles, otters, and nesting birds are carefully considered in everything we do. 🚫 Invasive non-native species threaten our waterways, wildlife, and flood risk management, and how we’re tackling them. 🌱 Maintenance work is carried out responsibly, with careful planning and timing to work in harmony with nature. 🗑️ Litter impacts everyone, restricting the flow of water, affecting our ability to carry out work and harming the environment. All these elements are connected. Managing water, protecting wildlife, and maintaining healthy waterways requires a careful balance, and it’s something our teams work hard to achieve every day. ✅ Everyone has a role to play. Small, positive actions, like disposing of waste responsibly, respecting wildlife, and being mindful of what enters our waterways can make a big difference. 🌍 Together, we can help create a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable environment for the future.

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

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

Lindsey Marsh District Flood Information If you need to evacuate or there is an immediate risk to life, call 999 and ask for the fire service. The lead local flood authority for the Lindsey Marsh area is, Lincolnshire County Counci l, to report a flood, please call Floodline on 01522 782082. Or visit Report A Flood where you find further information and guidance. To find out further information on how to prepare for an emergency, see What to do and how to prepare for an emergency , published by Lincolnshire Resilience Forum.

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

Anderby Drainage Museum The museum is situated in a drainage board pumping station built in 1945 which houses two Ruston 10HRC twin cylinder oil engines. These engines then drive Allen Gwynnes 42” centrifugal pumps which are capable of pumping 4,500 litres of water per second. The station was built to drain some 9,200 acres of land most of which is below sea level. Anderby Pumping station being built 1945—1946 The new pumping station situated on the north bank of the present basin was commissioned in 1992. It replaced the two oil powered engines and pumps with three electrically driven pumps. The cost of the replacement station was £650,000 and there was a significant increase in the pumping capacity. The 10HRC engines together with the Gwynnes pumps are maintained by the Board to act as standby pumps in case of a failure in the new station. There are currently no scheduled open days for Anderby Drainage Museum for 2026. Please contact Lindsey Marsh Drainage Board using the detail provided if you have any questions.

Trent Valley District Flood Information If you need to evacuate or there is an immediate risk to life, call 999 and ask for the fire service. The lead local flood authority for the Trent Valley area is, Nottingham City Council , if you need to contact the Lead Local Flood Authority Team, email floodriskmanagement@nottinghamcity.gov.uk with the following details: your name, address, phone number, email address and pictures of flooding / flood damage. Or you can report through their website page Standing Water or Flooding on the public highway . To find out further information on how to prepare for an emergency, see Flooding Advice Before, during and after a flood , published by Lincolnshire Resilience Forum.

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FINANCE AND DRAINAGE RATES What are they and why do I have to pay? All land and property within a drainage district is deemed to derive benefit from the activities of an Internal Drainage Board and landowners/occupiers are required to contribute towards its expenses, either via drainage rates or the special levy. Drainage rates are payable because you occupy land within an internal drainage district where management is necessary to reduce flood risk. Your rates go towards maintenance and improvement of a drainage network, including watercourses and pumping stations, which are maintained by your IDB. Drainage rates are levied directly on occupiers of agricultural land and buildings, including pony paddocks and woodlands, whether or not the land is actively farmed, while occupiers of domestic and commercial properties contribute indirectly through council tax or business rates, with local councils paying a special levy to the Boards. Drainage rates are calculated using a pence-per-pound rate applied to the property’s Annual Value, based on its rental value as at 1 April 1988. The Boards agree the estimates and set the rate in January each year for the financial year commencing on 1st April in accordance with the Land Drainage Act 1991. All occupiers of agricultural land and/or buildings within the district are legally obliged to pay drainage rates and the local councils pay special levies to the Boards in respect of domestic and commercial properties. The Boards hold cash reserves to enable them to respond to a heavy rainfall/flood event; the level of reserves recommended by the Auditor is 30% of net operating costs. Information about audits can be found on the notices & adverts page.

Isle of Axholme District Flood Information If you need to evacuate or there is an immediate risk to life, call 999 and ask for the fire service. The lead local flood authority for the Isle of Axholme area is, North Lincolnshire C ounc il, to report a flood, please call Floodline on 01522 782082. Or visit Report A Flood where you find further information and guidance. For people located to the south of the Boards area, The lead local flood authority for the Trent Valley area is, Nottingham City Council , if you need to contact the Lead Local Flood Authority Team, email floodriskmanagement@nottinghamcity.gov.uk with the following details: your name, address, phone number, email address and pictures of flooding / flood damage. Or you can report through their website page Standing Water or Flooding on the public highway .