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Municipal Drains

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Municipal Drains

A municipal drain is a system to move water. It is created pursuant to a bylaw passed by the local municipality. The municipality is responsible for the construction of the drainage system and future maintenance and repair. Costs may be recovered from the property owners in the watershed of the drain.

Municipal drains are identified by a municipal bylaw that adopts an engineer's report. These reports contain plans, profiles and specifications defining the location, size and depth of the drain, and how costs are shared among property owners.

Most municipal drains are either ditches or closed systems, such as pipes or tiles buried in the ground. They can also include structures such as dykes or berms, pumping stations, buffer strips, grassed waterways, storm water detention ponds, culverts and bridges. Some creeks and small rivers are now considered to be municipal drains. Municipal drains are primarily located in rural agricultural areas and should not be confused with storm sewers found primarily in urban areas.

Dell Drain Outlet 

  • Drainage Report for the Dell Drain Outlet (Final Report) - 26 November 2020  
  • Instructions to Join Zoom Meeting - March 22, 2021 (Court of Revision)

Grawberg Drain

  • Grawberg Drain Report
  • Grawberg Drain Drawings
  • Instructions to Join Zoom Meeting - March 22, 2021 (Court of Revision)

Understanding Municipal Drains 

  • Fact Sheet - So, What's a Municipal Drain? 
  • Understanding Court of Revision Procedures Under the Drainage Act
  • Drainage Legislation
  • Drainage Licensing Fact Sheet
  • Municipal Drains and the Landowner
  • Mutual Agreement Drains
  • Top 10 Common Law Drainage Problems Between Rural Neighbours 
  • Understanding Drainage Assessments  
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