The Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium is the organisation that manages the operations and affairs of three drainage Boards in Somerset.

The three Boards are

The Lower Axe District Drainage Board
The Lower Brue District Drainage Board
The Parrett Internal Drainage Board

The organisation was formed in April 2005 and replaced two smaller consortia arrangements that existed in the Parrett, Brue and Axe catchments. The Consortium was formed so that the three drainage Boards could have access to professional engineering, financial and administrative services. As a larger group the Consortium is able to act and lobby on behalf of all the Boards in the organisation.

The individual Boards are still the legal corporate bodies that retain all of the powers and duties that fall to them from the Land Drainage Act as well as the environmental and health and safety legislation.

This website provides information and the history of all of the Boards in the Consortium. The staff aim to provide an efficient and cost effective service for all customers in the Board's areas.

The main activity of a Board is to manage water levels for the protection of people, property and the environment. In undertaking this work we will be following a series of policies that will generally be common to all Boards in the Consortium. These policies will cover a number of areas including activities in or adjacent to watercourses and the control of development in their areas. The policy documents can be accessed through the links in the left side column.

The Consortium is currently based at offices in Church Street Highbridge.