§ Chairman: Sir John Wills, Bt, TD, FRICS, JP, DL, Chartered Surveyor; Director, Bristol Waterworks Co., Member Somerset CC.
§ Members appointed by the Secretary of State for the Environment
- R. W. Melvin, CBE, FICE, MIWE, Director (Former General Manager); Bristol Water works Co.; Vice-Chairman, Bristol Avon River Authority; Former President, British Waterworks Association.
- C. D. Pilkington, Secretary, St. Anne's Board Mill Co. Ltd., Bristol.
- N. W. Palmer, Director, C. W. Pittard and Co. Ltd., Yeovil, Somerset.
- F. H. Hayward, JP, District Official of National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers; Member of Bristol Avon River Authority.
§ Members appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Major J. M. Mills, TD, MA(Oxon), ARICS, JP, DL, Fisheries member, Avon and Dorset River Authority. Member of Salmon and Trout Association. Chairman, Lower Avon and Stour Fishery Association. President, Christchurch Angling Club.
- E. M. Owens, OBE, JP, Agriculture member, Somerset River Authority. Member, South-West Regional Economic Planning Council.
§ Members appointed by Local Authorities
- Capt. G. F. M. Best, Dorset County Council.
- M. N. Medrington, Dorset District Councils.
- A. E. White, Somerset County Council.
- H. P. Choate, Somerset District Councils.
- J. O. T. Underwood, Wiltshire County Council.
- P. Q. Treloar, Wiltshire District Councils.
- C. W. Coppack, Avon County Council.
- B. M. Lewis, Avon District Councils.