History – the WMA
KING’S LYNN CONSORTIUM OF INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARDS
Formed in 1967 by …
EASTERN SEA FISHERIES JOINT COMMITTEE
WEST OF OUSE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
SNETTISHAM INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
GAYWOOD INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
MAGDALEN INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
WINGLAND INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
RIVER BURN INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
STIFFKEY RIVER INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
HOLME COMMON INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
UPPER NAR INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
… left in 1972
EASTERN SEA FISHERIES JOINT COMMITTEE
… joined in 1977 by …
MARSHLAND SMEETH AND FEN INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
In 1985
GAYWOOD INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
SNETTISHAM INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
…became …
GAYWOOD INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
… joined in 1988 by …
RIVER WENSUM INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
… joined in 1991 by …
SMALLBURGH INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
MIDDLE BURE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
REPPS, MARTHAM AND THURNE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
HAPPISBURGH TO WINTERTON INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
… and in 1995 by …
LOWER BURE, HALVERGATE FLEET AND ACLE MARSHES
INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
MUCKFLEET AND SOUTH FLEGG INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
UPPER BURE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
UPPER YARE AND TAS INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
In 1995
RIVER BURN INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
STIFFKEY RIVER INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
HOLME COMMON INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
became …
NORTH NORFOLK INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
In 2004
WEST OF OUSE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
GAYWOOD INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
MAGDALEN INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
WINGLAND INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
MARSHLAND SMEETH AND FEN INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
became …..
KING’S LYNN INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
In 2005
NORTH NORFOLK INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
UPPER NAR INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
RIVER WENSUM INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
UPPER BURE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
UPPER YARE AND TAS INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
SMALLBURGH INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD (Gravity Catchments)
MIDDLE BURE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD (Gravity Catchments)
… became …
NORFOLK RIVERS INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
… and …
REPPS, MARTHAM AND THURNE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
HAPPISBURGH TO WINTERTON INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
LOWER BURE, HALVERGATE FLEET AND ACLE MARSHES
INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
MUCKFLEET AND SOUTH FLEGG INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
SMALLBURGH INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD (Pumped Catchments)
MIDDLE BURE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD (Pumped Catchments)
… became …
BROADS INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
In 2006 Broads Internal Drainage Board were joined by …
LOWER YARE FIRST AND FOURTH INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARDS
… to become …
BROADS (2006) INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
In 2007
KING’S LYNN, BROADS (2006) AND NORFOLK RIVERS
INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARDS
… were joined by …
SOUTH HOLLAND INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
… to form the…
WATER MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE
… and were joined in 2008 by …
EAST SUFFOLK INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
In 2020
WATER MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE
… were joined by …
WAVENEY, LOWER YARE AND LOTHINGLAND INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD
In 2024
WATER MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE
… were joined by ….
PEVENSEY AND CUCKMERE WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT BOARD