# The Upper Ouse Water Management Board Order 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order confirms, with modifications, a Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency for the amalgamation of the Alconbury and Ellington Internal Drainage District, the Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage District and the Buckingham and River Ouzel Internal Drainage District into one new internal drainage district (“the Upper Ouse Internal Drainage District”). The Alconbury and Ellington Internal Drainage Board, the Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage Board and the Buckingham and River Ouzel Internal Drainage Board are abolished and a new internal drainage board (“the Upper Ouse Water Management Board”) is constituted for the new internal drainage district.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/61/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/upper-ouse-water-management-board-order-2026/note
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