The Yorkshire region of the Environment Agency has responsibility for flood defence along main rivers and flood defence and the maintenance of the river system in the catchments of the River Severn and River Trent.
The levies on East Riding of Yorkshire Council in 2019/20 total £0.196m, compared to £0.192m in 2018/19
The gross expenditure and levies of the two regions are detailed in the tables below.
Midlands and Trent region
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 46,438,000 | 74,586,000 | 28,148,000 |
Levy requirement for all areas | 2,054,000 | 2,095,000 | 41,000 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 144 | 146 | 2 |
Yorkshire region
The Yorkshire region of the Environmental Agency has responsibility for flood defence along main rivers and sea defence in the Yorkshire region.
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 80,211,000 | 123,053,000 | 42,842,000 |
Levy requirement for all areas | 2,468,000 | 2,529,000 | 61,000 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 191,842 | 196,109 | 4,267 |
Changes between the years reflects the impact of the Government Spending Review and the national prioritisation of capital projects.
North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NEIFCA)
The North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NEIFCA) is responsible for managing and conserving marine resources between the River Tyne and North East Lincolnshire.
The authority is made up of 10 local authorities that have part of England's coast within their area, plus members of the Marine Management Organisation, the Environment Agency and Natural England. The total membership of the authority is 30.
Further information can be found on the NEIFCA website (external website)
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 1,200,310 | 1,224,320 | 24,010 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 266,709 | 272,044 | 5,335 |
Administrative and financial functions are undertaken by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council – one of the member authorities.
Hull and Goole Port Health Authority
The Hull & Goole Port Health Authority is a Joint Board local authority partnership originally constituted as the Hull & Goole Port Sanitary Authority on 11 June 1887 by virtue of a Statutory Instrument (Port Order) by Parliament.
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 386,125 | 406,530 | 20,405 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 34,425 | 35,114 | 689 |
Internal drainage boards (IDB)
An internal drainage board (IDB) is a type of operating authority which is established in areas of special drainage need in England and Wales with permissive powers to undertake work to secure clean water drainage and water level management within drainage districts. The area of an IDB is not determined by county or council boundaries, but by water catchment areas within a given region.
Beverley and North Holderness and Foss IDB
Beverley and North Holderness IDB and Foss IDB are managed by the York Consortium of Drainage Boards:
York Consortium Drainage Boards (external website)
Refer to the tables below for their gross expenditure and levy requirements.
Beverley and North Holderness IDB
There is a small increase to the levy charge to cover the IDB's maintenance programme.
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 1,094,685 | 1,144,815 | 50,130 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 328,937 | 338,822 | 9,885 |
Foss IDB
The Boards income of rates and levies has a small increase to cover increasing costs of providing the Boards maintenance programme.
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 653,443 | 701,743 | 48,300 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 15,374 | 15,836 | 462 |
Shire Group of IDBs
The following IDBs are managed by the Shire Group of IDBs:
Shire Group of IDBs (external website)
Black Drain Drainage Board
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 103,975 | 107,203 | 3,228 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 470 | 509 | 39 |
Danvm Drainage Commissioners
There is a significant increase to the levy charge this year due to a large quantity of developed land being removed from rating and transferred to special levy.
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 1,243,745 | 1,187,989 | -55,756 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 26,858 | 27,547 | 689 |
Goole Fields District Drainage Board
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 27,661 | 31,843 | 4,182 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 5,490 | 5,490 | None |
Goole and Airmyn substation 1 and 2
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 217,508 | 206,345 | -11,163 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 253,084 | 253,084 | None |
Aire, Don and Ouse Consortium of Drainage Boards
The following IDBs are managed by the Aire, Don and Ouse Consortium of Drainage Boards and further information can be found by emailing adoc@eastriding.gov.uk
Cowick and Snaith
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 72,637 | 90,670 | 18,033 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 50,871 | 67,308 | 16,437 |
Dempster
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 34,818 | 36,381 | 1,563 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 20,696 | 24,576 | 3,880 |
Rawcliffe
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 78,433 | 76,803 | -1,630 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 58,569 | 63,933 | 5,364 |
Reedness and Swinefleet
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 75,267 | 88,601 | 13,334 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 20,484 | 27,844 | 7,360 |
Isle of Axholme and North Nottinghamshire
This Internal Drainage Board is now managed by the the Ouse and Humber Drainage Board. This year some adjustments have been made in the rate calculation to account for agricultural land moving into non-agricultural use. For more information please visit www.adoc.org.uk
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 1,649,609 | 2,101,356 | 451,747 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 7,991 | 9,657 | 1,666 |
South Holderness IDB
More information about this IDB is available by emailing info@southholdernessidb.co.uk
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 187,350 | 201,890 | 14,540 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 55,741 | 57,358 | 1,617 |
Amount of surplus allocated to reserves 2018/2019 reduced from budget by £11,896.86. Current reserves are inadequate for likely risk of tidal inundation at Sand Le Mere, Easington, Welwick and Stone Creek. Increase in Administration costs as a result of three major planning applications in this area, and the increase was agreed unanimously by the board.
Ouse and Humber Drainage Board
The Ouse and Humber Drainage Board provides effective drainage for more than 200 square miles of the East Riding. It maintains 275 miles of watercourse and 17 pumping stations. Over the next two years, it is investing more than £4.3 million in new flood defence schemes to reduce flood risk for more than 7000 East Riding residents.
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 2,765,890 | 1,781,572 | -984,318 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 651,386 | 677,688 | 26,302 |
The Ouse and Humber Drainage Board manages land drainage and river systems that benefit around 20% of East Yorkshire. For more information please visit www.ohdb.org.uk
Thorntree
The board confirmed an increase of the rate in the £ from 12.7 pence to 13 pence, which was approved at the Board meeting on 15 January 2019.
Income and expenditure | 2018/19 (£) | 2019/20 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 17,040 | 17,400 | 360 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 2,280 | 2,333 | 53 |