Essex River Catchment Board The
Essex River Catchment Board (1931–1950) was established in 1931 under the provisions of the
Land Drainage Act 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 44). The Act provided for new administrative structures to ensure that the drainage of water courses could be effectively managed. Lieut-Col. A J R Waller was chairman up to 1950. Catchment Board established a number of internal drainage districts in Essex in the 1930s. These were: • Brooklands Internal Drainage District • Canvey Island Internal Drainage District • Chelmer and Blackwater Drainage District • River Colne Internal Drainage District • Dengey Internal Drainage District • Fobbing Internal Drainage District • Hamford Water Internal Drainage District • Lower Crouch and Roach Drainage District • Maldon, Wivenhoe and Clacton Internal Drainage District • Mundon and Latchingdon Internal Drainage District • North Fambridge Internal Drainage District • Pitsea Internal Drainage District • Rainham Internal Drainage District • Ramsey River Drainage District • Ripple Internal Drainage District • River Stour Internal Drainage District • River Stour Estuary Drainage District • Tendering Internal Drainage District • Upper Crouch Internal Drainage District The Essex River Catchment Board was abolished in 1950 when responsibility for the Essex Rivers passed to the newly established Essex River Board.
Essex River Board The
Essex River Board (1950–1965) was established in 1950 under the provisions of the
River Board Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 32). During the 1930s data on river flow rates and water quality were found to be inadequate. Proposed legislation to address the issue was delayed by the Second World War but was enacted as the
River Board Act 1948. The Act transferred the legal powers of the River Catchment Boards to the River Boards. It provided the legal, financial and administrative structures for the river boards, which were responsible for the management of river board areas. The chairman of the Board (1958–1963) was Russell H R Davey. The Essex River Board was abolished in 1965 when responsibility for the Essex Rivers passed to the Essex River Authority.
Essex River Authority The
Essex River Authority (1965–1974) was established 1965 under the provisions of the
Water Resources Act 1963 (c. 38). The Act provided for the establishment of River Authorities (including the Essex River Authority) and an overarching
Water Resources Board. These included works to enable the South Essex Waterworks Company to abstract water from the River Stour. The Essex River Catchment Board and its predecessors had established a number of internal drainage districts in the 1920s and 1930, see above. By 1972 the Essex River Authority found these districts were impairing its efficient operation and obtained the
Essex River Authority Act 1972 (c. 39)
Anglian Water Authority The
Anglian Water Authority (1974–1989) was formed in 1974 under the provisions of the
Water Act 1973 (c. 37) as one of the regional water authorities. The Act made provision for a national policy for water and for managing sewerage and sewage disposal, for fisheries and land drainage, and for recreation and amenity. The first Chairman was Allan E. Skinner (1974–1978), then Alexander Morrison (1978–1981), and Bernard Henderson (1981–1989). As constituted in 1973 the Authority comprised the chairman and 28 members, 14 of which were appointed by local authorities. The Anglian Water Authority was abolished in 1989 as part of the privatisation of the water industry which established Anglian Water and the National Rivers Authority. It assumed the remaining functions of the Water Authorities including flood control; water quality management; pollution control; and water resource management. The National Rivers Authority was subsumed into the
Environment Agency in 1996. == Timeline ==