The Environmental Agency, Hull and Goole Port Health Authority and Internal Drainage Boards can request money from us for the services they provide in a financial year. This is known as a 'levy'.
Levies are included in your council tax charge but are not detailed separately on your council tax bill.
Environment Agency levies
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 2022/23 total £0.216m, compared to £0.206m in 2021/22.
The gross expenditure and levies of the two regions are detailed in the tables below.
Midlands and Trent region
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 60,839,000 | 72,872,000 | 12,033,000 |
Levy requirement for all areas | 2,180,037 | 2,223,637 | 43,601 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 152 | 161 | 9 |
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 | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 146,951,000 | 135,677,000 | -11,274,000 |
Levy requirement for all areas | 2,644,396 | 2,750,172 | 105,776 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 206,014 | 215,996 | 9,982 |
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 11 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 | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 1,298,392 | 1,337,343 | 38,951 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 288,503 | 297,158 | 8,655 |
Administrative and financial functions are undertaken by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council – one of the member authorities.
The increase in gross expenditure and the levy requirement for ERYC is due to inflationary pressures.
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.
The foremost objective is the protection of public, animal and environmental health.
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 1,201,139 | 1,230,641 | 29,502 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 35,816 | 36,890 | 1,074 |
The increase in gross expenditure and the levy requirement for ERYC is due to inflationary pressures.
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
The Boards District is seeing agricultural land developed and thus a transfer and increase to the Councils ‘Special Levy’. Income of rates and levies has a small increase to cover rising costs of providing its maintenance programme.
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 891,351 | 936,523 | 45,172 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 361,953 | 389,786 | 27,834 |
Foss IDB
The Boards income of rates and levies has a small increase to cover increasing costs of providing its maintenance programme.
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 761,501 | 879,756 | 118,255 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 16,476 | 16,965 | 489 |
Shire Group of IDBs
The following IDBs are managed by Yorkshire Humber Drainage:
Shire Group of IDBs (external website)
Goole Fields District Drainage Board
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 27,620 | 28,586 | 966 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 6,502 | 6,791 | 289 |
Goole and Airmyn substation 1 and 2
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 288,959 | 285,006 | -3,953 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 257,414 | 257,414 | 0 |
Yorkshire and Humber Drainage Boards
The following IDBs are now managed by Yorkshire & Humber Drainage Boards: Black Drain, Cowick & Snaith, Danvm, Dempster, Ouse and Humber, Rawcliffe, Reedness and Swinefleet.
Any increases are due to inflation as well as the rise in red diesel by Central Government of which IDB's are heavy consumers.
Black Drain Drainage Board
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 119,138 | 108,432 | -10,706 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 568 | 595 | 27 |
Cowick and Snaith
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 109,478 | 89,066 | -20,412 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 69,704 | 73,535 | 3,831 |
Danvm Drainage Commissioners
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 1,715,679 | 1,346,417 | -369,262 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 30,026 | 31,954 | 1,928 |
Dempster
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 39,299 | 43,339 | 4,040 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 26,929 | 29,763 | 2,834 |
Ouse and Humber Drainage Board
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 2,131,677 | 1,408,427 | -723,250 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 718,650 | 776,528 | 57,878 |
Rawcliffe
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 89,578 | 96,468 | 6,890 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 75,351 | 81,148 | 5,797 |
Reedness and Swinefleet
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 92,093 | 79,896 | -12,197 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 31,269 | 33,354 | 2,085 |
Isle of Axholme and North Nottinghamshire
The Board have identified increased costs in relation to Pumping Station electricity costs and also the impact of rebated fuel increased costs (red diesel); coupled with costs in relation to Engineering projects of £1,549,700, which relate to a number of schemes/assets that are in urgent need of refurbishment within the Board’s area, therefore the Board applied an increase of 4% for Drainage rates and Special Levies on the 2021/22 rate. For more information please visit www.wmc-idbs.org.uk
Isle of Axholme & North Nottinghamshire
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 3,909,685 | 3,189,630 | -720,055 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 10,440 | 11,054 | 614 |
South Holderness IDB
More information about this IDB is available by emailing info@southholdernessidb.co.uk
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 241,601 | 257,138 | 15,537 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 59,549 | 61,276 | 1,727 |
Thorntree IDB
The levy has an increase from 2021/22 due to increased running costs of the Board’s pumps.
Income and expenditure | 2021/22 (£) | 2022/23 (£) | Increase or decrease (-) |
Gross expenditure | 18,113 | 18,200 | 87 |
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 2,424 | 2,424 | 0 |