Committees
ADA has two committees who meet throughout the year to discuss issues and topics affecting our members.
Our Committees complete projects, known as Workstreams, that they, our Board of Directors, and our Branches identify as important to the work of ADA’s members.
Workstreams 2019
You can find out more about the constitution of our committees in the ADA Committees Guide. The membership and minutes from our Committees’ meetings are available below. To request any Committee papers please contact us.
Technical & Environmental Committee
ADA’s Technical & Environmental Committee discusses engineering, health and safety, environmental and operational matters.
Members
Committee Chairman
Trevor Purllant
Honorary Secretary
David Thomas (Middle Level Commissioners and IDBs)
Members
Roger Burge (Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium)
Emily Dresner (Natural England)
Steve Graham (Bedford Pumps)
Matt Jackson (West Sussex County Council)
Ed Johnson (Witham Fourth District IDB)
Chris Manning (Water Management Consortium)
Andrew Newton (Ely Group of IDBs)
Pete Reilly (Environment Agency)
Martin Shilling (Witham & Humber Drainage Boards)
Diana Ward (Independent consultant to Bedford and Ely Groups of IDBs)
Ex Officio
Robert Caudwell (ADA Chair), Peter Bateson (Company Secretary), Innes Thomson (Chief Executive), Ian Benn (Health & Safety Adviser)
Meetings & Minutes
2020
- Wednesday 8 January | CIWEM Venue, Farringdon (11.00 – 13.15)
- Tuesday 2 June | via Teleconference (10.00 – 12.00)
- Tuesday 15 September | CIWEM Venue, Farringdon (11.00 – 15.00)
2019
4 September | 5 June | 9 January
2018
18 September | 5 June | 9 January
2017
20 September | 8 June | 10 January
2016
22 September | 11 May | 12 January
2015
16 September | 13 May | 21 January
2014
Policy & Finance Committee
ADA’s Policy & Finance Committee discusses governance, legal, financial, audit and policy matters.
Members
Committee Chairman
Tim Farr
Honorary Secretary
Frances Bowler (Bedford Group of IDBs)
Members
John Cooke (Towergate Insurance)
Angela Cowen (Ouse & Humber Drainage Board)
Nigel Everard (Selby Area IDB and Kyle & Upper Ouse IDB)
Jane Froggatt (Witham & Humber Drainage Boards)
Matthew Harrison (Lincolnshire County Council)
Rachael Hill (Environment Agency)
Andrew McGill (Water Management Consortium)
Lorna McShane (Middle Level Commissioners and IDBs)
Bill Symons (York Consortium of IDBs)
Carol Tidmarsh (Defra)
Ex Officio
Robert Caudwell (ADA Chair), Peter Bateson (Company Secretary), Innes Thomson (Chief Executive), Karen Daft (ADA Finance Adviser), Phil Winrow (ADA Governance & Audit Adviser)
Meeting & Minutes
2020
- Wednesday 8 January | CIWEM Venue, Farringdon (13.45-16.00)
- Wednesday 3 June | CIWEM Venue, Farringdon (11.00 – 15:00)
- Wednesday 16 September | CIWEM Venue, Farringdon (11.00 – 15:00)
2019
4 September | 4 June | 5 February
2018
18 September | 6 June | 9 January
2017
19 September | 7 June | 10 January
2016
21 September | 12 May | 12 January
2015
16 September | 13 May | 21 January
