Funding
The Romney Marshes Area Internal Drainage Board is a self-funded public body.
Approximately 24% of the Board’s adjusted net expenditure is met from the agricultural rate and the remaining 76% is met by Special Levies charged on the councils in the district.
The calculation of the rate and special levies for the year 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026 is:-
| Agricultural Rate | £235,136 | |
| Special Levies | Ashford Borough Council | £13,959 |
| Rother District Council | £159,025 | |
| Folkestone & Hythe District Council | £583,305 | |
| Total Income | £991,425 |
Rates collected are used to pay for the maintenance or improvement of watercourses and structures. Approximately 40% of the income received is paid to the Environment Agency in the form of a precept to contribute to the maintenance of their watercourses and assets.
The Agency makes a contribution to the Board for accepting upland water from the catchment into the lowland area.
Click here to view the Board's Rating Notice 2025 - 26