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An '''operating authority''' is a body empowered under the Land Drainage Act 1991<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/59/contents/data.htm | title=Land Drainage Act 1991 | website=www.legislation.gov.uk}}</ref> or [[Water Resources Act 1991]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/57/contents/data.htm | title=Water Resources Act 1991 | website=www.legislation.gov.uk}}</ref> to undertake land drainage or flood protection work in [[England]] and [[Wales]]. Operating authorities include [[internal drainage board]]s, the [[Environment Agency]] and [[local authorities]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/policy/idbrev/report.pdf | title=Internal Drainage Board Review – Final Report | access-date=2008-05-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209151453/http://www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/policy/idbrev/report.pdf | archive-date=2008-12-09 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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