The majority of the formerly extensive wetlands have been subject to drainage schemes and agricultural improvement.

In addition they must pay heavy rates for the major drainage schemes.

Game fish stocks are now recovering following a drainage scheme in the late 1980s and restoration of the system.

He was also responsible for the south-eastern drainage scheme.

There is also evidence that drainage schemes increase flooding frequency and the total amount of runoff (Robinson 1986).

In 1845, he began an improvements programme on the island, including drainage schemes and road construction.

Farmers are looking for free drainage schemes and for ways of selling their land to us.

This met with local approval, and James Green was appointed as engineer for the drainage scheme.

The office also historically had responsibility for drainage schemes and other large civil and public engineering projects.

There was opposition to drainage schemes from the local inhabitants, who feared that they would lose their common grazing rights.