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Current Projects
In 2016, the Drain Commissioner's Office performed general maintenance work or inspections on 332 drains and assessed 82 drainage districts a total of $920,711. Nearly 25 miles of open drains were cleaned out, nearly 2.5 miles of enclosed tile drain was replaced, and brush control work was completed on over 18 miles of drain.
Petition Projects
Drain | Township | Section | Type of Work | Status as of March 4, 2019 |
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#950 Carter & Burke & Branches | Watertown & DeWitt | Watertown 13 & 24 | Addition of new branch drain | Majority of project complete. Lawn restoration to take place in Spring of 2019. |
#477 Faiver & Branch | DeWitt, Watertown, Riley, & Olive | DeWitt 7 Watertown 1, 2, & 7 |
Open ditch clean out, addition of new branch drain | Expected bidding in Spring of 2019. Petitioned work determined necessary at October 13, 2015 Board of Determination Meeting |
#897 Waltz & Strugis | Dallas, Village of Fowler | 11, 12, & 14 | Open ditch clean out, culvert replacement, construction of detention areas. | Project Complete. |
#720 Peck | Essex | 4, 5, 8, & 9 | Open ditch clean out, tile drain extension. | Bidding in summer of 2019. |
#087 Riverside |
Watertown | 18 | Open ditch construction and tile drain installation. |
Easement acquisition in progress. Found necessary at November 10th, 2016 Board of Determination meeting. |
#089 Looking Glass Brook |
Watertown | 18 | Open ditch construction and tile drain installation. |
Preliminary Design and Easement acquisition in progress. Petition work determined necessary at July 24th, 2017 Board of Determination meeting. |
#956 Timber Ridge |
Bath | 28, 33 |
Detention basin construction and tile drain repairs/replacement. |
Easement acquisition in progress. Determined necessary at June 6th, 2016 Board of Determination meeting. |
#627 Loesch |
DeWitt &Watertown |
DeWitt 17,18,19 Watertown 13 |
Tile drain relocation and replacement. |
Out for bid in Spring of 2019. Determined necessary at August 1st, 2017 Board of Determination meeting. |
#913 Westphalia & Riley |
Riley & Westphalia |
Riley 30-32 Westphalia 24,25 |
Tile drain replacement and open ditch maintenance. |
Easement acquisition in progress. Expected bidding in Spring '19. Determined necessary at August 9th, 2017 Board of Determination meeting. |
Maintenance Projects
Drain | Township | Section | Type of Work |
Status as of March 7, 2019 |
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#735 Prairie Creek |
DeWitt | Beaver Dam Removal |
Complete |
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#630 Looking Glass River |
Victor/Olive | Tree Removal |
On Going |
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#845 Stony Creek |
Bingham | Tree Removal between DeWitt Rd. and Centerline Rd. Spot Sandbar Removal |
Starting in 2019. |
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#752 Reynolds & Sessions |
Lebanon | Tree Removal |
Starting in March 2019. |
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#870 Thome & Wieber |
Westphalia | Dip East of Village on Branch |
Starting in 2019. |
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#824 Sperry, Irish , & Stevens |
Bingham/Olive | Dip/Tree Clearing between Taft Rd. and Centerline Rd. |
Starting in Spring 2019. |
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#383 Browns South Fork |
Olive |
Dip/Tree Clearing |
Starting in 2019. |
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#788 Sheldon |
Bengal | Dip/Tree Clearing |
Starting in 2019. |
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#843 Stinson |
Eagle | Tile Repair/Dip |
Planning for 2019. |
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#572 Husted & Landenberger |
Eagle/Watertown | Dip/Tree Work |
Waiting on Intercounty Board to approve. Bidding completed. |
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#721 Pecktil |
Riley | Spoils Leveled |
Starting in 2019. |
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#362 Botroff |
Olive/Riley | Spoils Leveled |
Starting in 2019. |
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#992 Dean Br. of Wandell |
Bengal/Riley | Dip/Tree Clearing |
Starting in 2019. |
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#426 Cox |
Essex | Tree Clearing/Sediment Dipping |
Starting in 2019. |
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#356 Bond & Branches |
Greenbush |
Tree Removal |
Starting in 2019. |
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#600 Kipp & Fowler |
Bingham | Tile Repair |
Starting in 2019. |
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#373 Bray |
Olive | Brush Cleanup/Burn/Surface Inlet Installation |
Starting in 2019. |
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#476 Fairfield, Elba, & Duplain, & Br. |
Duplain | Tile Repair/Brush Mowing |
Starting in 2019. |
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#387 Burbank |
Bingham/Olive |
Level Spoils |
Starting in 2019. |
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#517 Golden Gate |
Greenbush | Level Spoils |
Starting in 2019. |
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#746 Reed Intercounty |
Eagle | Level Spoils |
Starting in 2019. |
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#638 Maier & Garlock |
Watertown | Tile Repair under I-69/96 |
Expected to begin in 2019. |
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#674 Moyer |
Eagle |
Clear Roots from tile under I-96 |
Expected to begin in 2019. |
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#043 Atlantis Campus & Branches |
DeWitt | Cleaning of Aqua Swirl Filtration Units |
Early 2019. |
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#447 DeWitt Village |
DeWitt | Lawn Restoration |
Spring 2019. |
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#610 Kramer |
Level Spoils |
Starting in 2019. |
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#402 Clark Tile |
DeWitt | Dig up manhole/locate |
Starting in 2019. |
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#360 Bopps |
DeWitt | Tile Repair |
Ongoing | |
#723 Peterson |
Bath | Tile Repair/Sinkhole Repair |
Starting in Spring 2019. |
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#605 Kneeland |
Bengal | Dip/Erosion Control |
Bidding Complete, Continuing Planning |
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#873 Tibbetts |
Riley/Watertown | Tree Clearing/Dip |
Planning Stages |
Special Notes
Please note that this is not a complete list of all work currently in process.
Please note that this is not a complete list of all work currently in process.