The project is a partnership of the Environment Agency, Huntingdonshire District Council, Middle Level Commissioners, which is a group responsible for land drainage, Natural England and the Wildlife Trust.

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But Mr Mustow admitted that much more needed to be done to ensure that farmers did not increase flood risk with land drainage schemes and that developers and builders ensured that new developments allowed water to drain into the soil rather than flushing into the sewers.

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Aerial photographs from the descent show drainage channels apparently flowing off land into what seems to be a dark ocean, possibly composed of some tarry substance.

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