The time individual engineers, administrators, and their staff invest in researching drainage law and defining the best approach to solving drainage issues can be considerable. A new LRRB-funded guide provides quick access to information needed to solve those problems and discover legal solutions to recurring drainage issues.
Addressing drainage requests from residents while effectively managing county road ditch drainage, city storm sewer, and related drainage issues can be overly complicated. This is due in part to a lack of concise, easily understood guidance for both property owners and local agency engineers.
The guide contains information that might be useful to local elected officials, private property owners, and other interested parties. It offers concise educational materials that simplify and inform users on drainage issues and laws related to regional watershed protection, county road/highway ditches, city street/storm sewers, and related drainage infrastructure.